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SheltieBites Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Few Chances/Little Chance
"The project has few chances of success."
"The project has little chance of success."
Dictionaries show that both count and not-count forms of "chance" exist. Which sentence should I use?
"The project has little chance of success."
Dictionaries show that both count and not-count forms of "chance" exist. Which sentence should I use?
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"The project has little chance of success" means it will probably not work. The first one could be used if you are looking at specific instances. For example, if the project can only work during a solar eclipse, it would have few chances of success in any given year.
- "The project has little chance of success" means it will probably not work.
- The first one could be used if you are looking at specific instances.
- For example, if the project can only work during a solar eclipse, it would have few chances of success in any given year.
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"The project has little chance of success" means it will probably not work.
The first one could be used if you are looking at specific instances. For example, if the project can only work during a solar eclipse, it would have few chances of success in any given year.
The first one could be used if you are looking at specific instances. For example, if the project can only work during a solar eclipse, it would have few chances of success in any given year.
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SheltieBitesThe project has little chance of success.This is the standard way of saying it that almost everyone uses.
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bw"The project has little chance of success" means it will probably not work. The first one could be used if you are looking at specific instances. For example, if the project can only work during a solar eclipse, it would have few chances of success in any given year.Thanks bw.
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