Difference between 'Almost', 'Almost All' and 'Most' - English Grammar

hi friends last evening I was at the
airport and I saw a lot of passengers
rushing with their luggage and trying to
get in you know that's because most
people are the most passengers almost
missed their flight not a very nice
thing to happen
so most people almost miss their flight
and that is what today's lesson is all
about we're going to learn the
difference between almost almost all and
most okay first let's understand what
you mean by almost almost means nearly
like or you know almost close to
something okay now I have an example
here for you John almost died in the
accident so this is how it goes John was
riding a bike and his bike skid he fell
off and he was badly injured to the
extent that he almost died see he was
close to death probably just got lucky
and escaped but almost nearly he nearly
died
okay he did not die but almost there
okay probably just got lucky and got
saved all right
so almost means nearly or close to
something now let us understand what
does almost all mean see when I say all
the people that means 100% okay but when
I say almost all it's a little less than
almost so say probably something like
99% it sets up quantifier almost all not
all almost all which is a little less
than all okay and most means something
that's obviously a majority something
like 75 percent - you can say 98% a
little less than almost or all right so
now let's take a look at an example of
almost all the people died in the
accident
okay so now let's relate it to this
sentence there was an accident that took
place probably in the bus where John's
bike skid almost all let us say 98% of
the people died okay all didn't die
almost all okay so 98% of the people who
met with an accident died but John
almost died so let's assume he was just
the 1% who got saved yeah so when you
say almost all we mean a large number
which is a little less than all
so almost all is a quantifying okay
friends now I can even say most of the
people died but that's maybe again less
than almost all say probably seventy
five to ninety eight percent but a lot
of people died so 98 99 percent died so
I say almost all yes
I hope this difference is clear to you
almost all and from them John almost
died so he nearly died he didn't and the
remaining ninety eight percent died
okay let's take a look at the next
example you are almost fit okay that's a
compliment almost a compliment that I
received from one of my friends I've
been zooming really hard and I'm going
to get fits my friend said hey don't
worry you're almost fit that means I am
nearly there I am not yet completely fit
but yes I need to work harder and I'm
almost fit so I'm nearly fit or am close
to being fit okay so remember this is
just nearly they're not there yet okay
now let's take a look at an example
you're most people after it nice freaks
well I'm sure soon after the next five
years will become almost all but still
it's just most which is not a bad number
so 75% to 98% our fitness freaks now I
can't say all most people are can I of
course it doesn't make sense
I cannot say all most people are fitness
freaks I can say most people are almost
yeah just
to be really fitness conscious so I can
say most people are almost fitness
freaks they're not yet
but now they're getting into the whole
routine and lifestyle of eating healthy
and working out regularly so most people
are almost I cannot say almost it
doesn't make sense all right now let's
take a look at the next example last
week was my birthday Mara almost forgot
my birthday I would have really fought
with her she did last minute probably at
11:30 she remained of remember to give
me a call and wish me so she almost
forgot yeah she didn't she was as close
to forgetting she nearly forgot my
birthday okay lucky she she called me on
time well in this example most of my
friends forgot my birthday
very bad most of my friends forgot Maya
didn't she almost did but most of my
friends the remaining of my friends say
around 75 percent plus forgot my
birthday okay now I can even say almost
all that means ninety-eight percent of
my friends but I got lucky it was not
that large
it was just most of my friends forgot my
birthday now a lot of people get
confused when they use these words
especially when we have to differentiate
between almost and almost all but
remember almost means nearly for example
when my friend Mario saw John after ten
years she almost cried see she didn't
cry she was sensitive and probably out
her eyes were cloudy so she almost cry
okay almost all the friends were happy
when we saw John so all of us 99 percent
it was just Maria who couldn't contain
herself and became a little emotional so
remember we use almost when you want to
say something that nearly happened or
nearly close to happening and almost all
that's a little less than all
is a quantifier which means around
ninety-nine percent and most is a little
less than almost all and they can be
used interchangeably depending on the
number you are talking about both are
quantifiers all right
so I hope this lesson is clear to you I
am sure almost all your doubts will get
cleared after watching this lesson
please do put in your comments and
queries upon it I'll be back soon with a
new lesson till then take care and bye