New2grammar Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
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If I get a well-paying job, there's a high chance I'll buy a Ferrari.
Is this sentence correct and natural?
Thanks!
Is this sentence correct and natural?
Thanks!
Top answer
Hi N2g, Yes and no. There's nothing wrong with "high chance", but I don't recall having heard it. Perhaps someone else does.
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Hi N2g,
Yes and no. There's nothing wrong with "high chance", but I don't recall having heard it. Perhaps someone else does. "Good chance" and "excellent chance" are common.
I sometimes hear "The odds are high in favor of . . . .", but the finished product would have more words: " . . . odds are high in favor of my buying . . . ." Yours is more economical.
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Yes and no. There's nothing wrong with "high chance", but I don't recall having heard it. Perhaps someone else does. "Good chance" and "excellent chance" are common.
I sometimes hear "The odds are high in favor of . . . .", but the finished product would have more words: " . . . odds are high in favor of my buying . . . ." Yours is more economical.
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