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Vsuresh Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
more often than not....
Hi
She takes this book with her more often than not.
I think this means she fails to take it very rarely.
My question: Please help me understand the meaning based on how it (the expression) reads.
She takes this book with her more often than not.
I think this means she fails to take it very rarely.
My question: Please help me understand the meaning based on how it (the expression) reads.
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He sometimes takes the bus, but more often than not he rides his bike. We eat out often, at a fancy restaurant more often than not. m.
- He sometimes takes the bus, but more often than not he rides his bike.
- We eat out often, at a fancy restaurant more often than not.
- m.
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He sometimes takes the bus, but more often than not he rides his bike.
We eat out often, at a fancy restaurant more often than not.
More often than not, I'm in bed by 10:00 p.m.
We eat out often, at a fancy restaurant more often than not.
More often than not, I'm in bed by 10:00 p.m.
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Hi,
She takes this book with her more often than not.
She usually takes it.
Clive
She takes this book with her more often than not.
She usually takes it.
Clive
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more often than not = usually
What I'm not able to explain though is why, unlike usually, this expression is (usually) put at the end of the sentence.
What I'm not able to explain though is why, unlike usually, this expression is (usually) put at the end of the sentence.
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