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Soheil1 Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

Likely as not

Hi.
What's the difference between 'as likely as not' and 'likely as not?

Thanks in advance
  

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No real difference, except that dropping the 'as' is more typical of casual speech.

— Clive

  • No real difference, except that dropping the 'as' is more typical of casual speech.
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No real difference, except that dropping the 'as' is more typical of casual speech.
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Do you have a particular context in mind?

When used adverbially, as in "He'll (as) likely as not be late", I think they are interchangeable.
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