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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
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What percentage of the time is he there?
What percentage of the time is he there?
Hi,
Does the above mean "how often is he there" or "what is the chance that he is there?" Thanks.
Hi,
Does the above mean "how often is he there" or "what is the chance that he is there?" Thanks.
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Hi, What percentage of the time is he there? " Thanks. Neither.
- Hi, What percentage of the time is he there?
- " Thanks.
- Neither.
- ' If you ask the question, you might just get an answer like '60%'.
- If you want a different kind of answer, ask a different kind of question.
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Hi,
What percentage of the time is he there?
Does the above mean "how often is he there" or "what is the chance that he is there?" Thanks.
Neither. It just means 'How much of the time does he spend there?'
If you ask the question, you might just get an answer like '60%'.
If you want a different kind of answer, ask a different kind of question.
What percentage of the time is he there?
Does the above mean "how often is he there" or "what is the chance that he is there?" Thanks.
Neither. It just means 'How much of the time does he spend there?'
If you ask the question, you might just get an answer like '60%'.
If you want a different kind of answer, ask a different kind of question.
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