Dodoro  +  147355 Thu, 13 Oct 05 04:32 AM Hi..everyone. what does the three words mean in my subject? I have a sentence as below, any English wrong in this sentence? "If you do,You could make a chance." or "If you do,You could have a chance." Dodoro Joined on Sun, Sep 11 2005 Taiwan New Member 13

	CalifJim  +  147358 Thu, 13 Oct 05 05:17 AM "make a chance" doesn't work at all.  Don't use that one. "take a chance" means to risk something. -- I don't know if I can answer the question correctly. -- Go ahead and try.  Take a chance.  Maybe you will answer correctly. "have a chance" means to have an opportunity. -- Why didn't you speak to Jan about the party tomorrow night? --  She wasn't at work today, so I didn't have a chance to speak to her. CJ CalifJim Joined on Mon, Aug 2 2004 California Veteran Member 22,128 "There are no facts, only interpretations" - Nietzsche

	Dodoro  +  147515 Thu, 13 Oct 05 04:06 PM Thanks for your answer..CJ. What do you feel this site about "Take a Chance,Make a Chance" subject? I have a link in below: http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/5183/48652 sorry,I am not a native speaker,I need more research to clearly.. Just in case. Dodoro Articles

	CalifJim  +  147531 Thu, 13 Oct 05 05:07 PM I assume you are asking the meaning of "make a chance" in that article.  I can sympathize with your feelings of puzzlement.  What the author of the article is doing there is basically inventing a new expression "make a chance" so that he has the clever rhyme "take a chance, make a chance", which he hopes will arouse the reader's curiosity to find out what this unusual group of words might mean.  Within the article he is using "make a chance" to mean "create opportunities for yourself", "arrange your life so that you create conditions for success".  Outside the article, however, "make a chance" is not a normal expression. CJ CalifJim Articles