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Gtivan Posted 23 years ago
Grammar

Doubt about "By chance" and "Happen to + infinitive"

1) " Happen to + infinitive "
I happened to see her at the theater

2) to chance to do something

Are these two used interchangeable ?

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Hello- I have usually heard chance used in this case with the word by rather than to . To chance is not correct. By chance I saw her at the theater.

— Trellis

  • Hello- I have usually heard chance used in this case with the word by rather than to .
  • To chance is not correct.
  • By chance I saw her at the theater.
  • or I saw her at the theater by chance.
  • One could also say: It was chance that I saw her at the theater.
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Hello-

I have usually heard chance used in this case with the word by rather than to.

To chance is not correct.


By chance I saw her at the theater.

or

I saw her at the theater by chance.


One could also say:

It was chance that I saw her at the theater.

or with this typical clichéd a
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