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- Is the clause chances are grammatically correct?
0 'Chances are' is usually immediately followed by that, and I don't think it's grammatically incorrect If you look here, it says that 'chances are that' is an equivalent of 'the likelihood is' and they both sound correct
- nouns - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
What is the proper adjective to use with the word chance? Can chance be low, small, slim? What would be your suggestion?
- etymology - What was the first use of the saying, You miss 100% of the . . .
This is often credited to Wayne Gretzky (see for example Forbes), but I have some serious doubts that this is the original So, 2 questions here: Was Wayne Gretzky really the first to say this?
- What is a good way to remind someone to reply to your email?
Sometimes some of the emails to people senior to you in the company are left unanswered What are the ways to politely remind the person that he needs to reply to your email (which he might have m
- meaning - Chance of [gerund] vs. chance at [gerund] - English . . .
Chance of and chance at mean different things The first refers to likelihood, the second to opportunity
- grammaticality - plenty of chance or plenty of chances - English . . .
1 Is it correct to say 'plenty of chance' rather than 'plenty of chances' or are they both acceptable? You certainly wouldn't say 'many chance' but 'many chances' Is there something about the phrase 'plenty of' or is it that the word 'chance' can be used to mean more than one opportunity, thus intrinsically denoting a plurality of concept?
- epithet requests - Is there a word for a person who gives out too many . . .
In your original question, you asked for a personality trait description, thus the answers having to do with people who talk to much In the example from your edit, it seems you're looking more for a word describing the act of rambling itself Circumlocution sometimes implies an evasive intent Discursiveness might work better
- Word meaning reduce chances of occurrence?
What is awkward about "reduce the chances of another disaster occurring"? It conveys the meaning in a precise, understandable way
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