More people living in Britain see themselves as British first and foremost - whatever their background.
Is that 'more' as in the majority, or 'more' as in more than before?
The former, according to the rest of the story, although I would have assumed the latter.
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Me too. If it was the former, surely "most" would have been appropriate?
Agreed. "More" is pretty ambiguous without some sort of qualifier. "Most" would have been impossible to misunderstand.
I think the confusion arose because the people who saw themselves as "British first and foremost" formed the largest single group, but not an absolute majority. I believe in US English this is called a 'plurality'?
Ah. Yes it is, but I would not have gotten there from the headline.
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