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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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Odds higher lower

Would you say higher or lower if you were trying to say that something is likely?
The odds of him walking before his first birthday were a lot higher/lower a few months ago than now (10 days before his birtgday)

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Anonymous Would you say higher or lower I would not. The usual terms for odds are as follows: The odds are [good / better / not good / worse]. Anonymous The odds of him walking before his first birthday were a lot [better / worse] a few months ago than (they are) now.

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  • Anonymous Would you say higher or lower I would not.
  • The usual terms for odds are as follows: The odds are [good / better / not good / worse].
  • Anonymous The odds of him walking before his first birthday were a lot [better / worse] a few months ago than (they are) now.
  • As shown above.
  • "higher" and "lower" are also used, but not as much.
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AnonymousWould you say higher or lower
I would not. The usual terms for odds are as follows:

The odds are [good / better / not good / worse].
AnonymousThe odds of him walking before his first birthday were a lot [better / worse] a few months ago than (they
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