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Deepuji Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
I was looking at a dictionary for different senses of 'fortunate'. I found two examples and I don't get the difference between the two. Please help me.
1. They were fortunate enough to escape injury when their car crashed.
Does the above mean that they were just enough fortunate (lucky to the degree of escaping injury) to escape injury and that is it. Is fortunate enough used in the sense of the amount of fortunateness required to escape injury?
2. They were fortunate to escape injury when their car crashed.
Does the above mean they were fortunate that they had escaped injury when their car crashed.
Is this the difference between the two? Or is there any other difference between the two? If yes, then please enlighten me.
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Do both formulations mean the same and can be used interchangeably?
Thank you.
1. They were fortunate enough to escape injury when their car crashed.
Does the above mean that they were just enough fortunate (lucky to the degree of escaping injury) to escape injury and that is it. Is fortunate enough used in the sense of the amount of fortunateness required to escape injury?
2. They were fortunate to escape injury when their car crashed.
Does the above mean they were fortunate that they had escaped injury when their car crashed.
Is this the difference between the two? Or is there any other difference between the two? If yes, then please enlighten me.
Or
Do both formulations mean the same and can be used interchangeably?
Thank you.
Top answer
"Fortunate enough" means that they had at least some luck left to escape injury. They were unlucky to have had the accident, but they weren't totally unlucky.
- "Fortunate enough" means that they had at least some luck left to escape injury.
- They were unlucky to have had the accident, but they weren't totally unlucky.
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"Fortunate enough" means that they had at least some luck left to escape injury. They were unlucky to have had the accident, but they weren't totally unlucky.
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Thank you teechr. I have understood what you told me.
But then, how does 'fortunate to escape injury' differ from 'fortunate enough'
Thank you.
But then, how does 'fortunate to escape injury' differ from 'fortunate enough'
Thank you.
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deepujiBut then, how does "fortunate to escape injury" differ from "fortunate enough?"It provides details!
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Thank you teechr.
But in both cases they had the met with accident and they had escaped injury, so how can we differentiate between them in terms of escaping injury? I just don't get the difference. Please explain to me lucidly.
Thank you.
But in both cases they had the met with accident and they had escaped injury, so how can we differentiate between them in terms of escaping injury? I just don't get the difference. Please explain to me lucidly.
Thank you.
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Do you consider escaping injury after an accident lucky or somewhat lucky?
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