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Auraltext Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
"Chances of" and "Chances for?"
0 Hi everyone! 02 br
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00 Please, if anyone of you could help me with this, feel free to share your knowledge. 02 br
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00 When do we use "Chances for" and when is it better to use "Chances of" ? 02 br
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00 According to the doctor, the conjoined twins' chances (for, of) recovery were small. 02 br
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00 Your chances (for, of) winning the lottery is 200 million to 1. 02 br
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00 The chances (for, of) survival in Mt. Everest is almost nil for the inexperienced climber. 02 br
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00 Forget it, you have little chance (for, of) getting a date with Wendy. 02 br
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00 I hope you guys could clear this up. 0-
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00 Please, if anyone of you could help me with this, feel free to share your knowledge. 02 br
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00 When do we use "Chances for" and when is it better to use "Chances of" ? 02 br
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00 Examples: 02 br
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00 According to the doctor, the conjoined twins' chances (for, of) recovery were small. 02 br
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00 Your chances (for, of) winning the lottery is 200 million to 1. 02 br
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00 The chances (for, of) survival in Mt. Everest is almost nil for the inexperienced climber. 02 br
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00 Forget it, you have little chance (for, of) getting a date with Wendy. 02 br
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00 I hope you guys could clear this up. 0-
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02 br 02 br 00 I think I say "chances of" just about all the time. But this may be one of those things where some regions say it one way, and some say it another way. 4 million.
- 02 br 02 br 00 I think I say "chances of" just about all the time.
- But this may be one of those things where some regions say it one way, and some say it another way.
- 4 million.
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0 Hi Aureltext, and welcome to the forums! 02 br
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00 I think I say "chances of" just about all the time. But this may be one of those things where some regions say it one way, and some say it another way. According to Google, "for" has about 1.3 million hits and "of" has 12.4 million. 0-
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00 I think I say "chances of" just about all the time. But this may be one of those things where some regions say it one way, and some say it another way. According to Google, "for" has about 1.3 million hits and "of" has 12.4 million. 0-
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0 If 01 i 00 chance 02 i 00 means likelihood, odds, risk, or anything suggesting gambling or randomness, use 01 i 00 chance(s) of 02 i 00 . 02 br
00 If 01 i 00 chance 02 i 00 means opportunity, occasion, reasonable hope, or expectation, use 01 i 00 chance(s) for 02 i 00 . 02 br
00 In some cases either meaning
00 If 01 i 00 chance 02 i 00 means opportunity, occasion, reasonable hope, or expectation, use 01 i 00 chance(s) for 02 i 00 . 02 br
00 In some cases either meaning
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0 Wonderful, CalifJim. 02 br
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00 I was trying to figure out the difference and could only come up with guesses, none of which fit the contexts I was working on. 02 br
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00 Your explanation is perfect and crystal clear. 02 br
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00 Thanks a lot! 0-
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00 I was trying to figure out the difference and could only come up with guesses, none of which fit the contexts I was working on. 02 br
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00 Your explanation is perfect and crystal clear. 02 br
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00 Thanks a lot! 0-
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