http://www.englishforums.com/English/EslGeneralEnglishGrammar-Questions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here. <font color=red>DO NOT post paragraphs and compositions here. Post them in our <a href="http://www.englishforums.com/English/EssayReportCompositionWriting/Forum9.htm"><b>Essay, Report and Composition Writing Forum</b></a>.</font>enXMOD (Build: 3616.28671)http://www.englishforums.com/English/ChanceChances/2/glnhx/Post.htm#565189Tue, 26 May 2009 14:15:46 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:565189Liveinjapan0http://www.englishforums.com/English/ChanceChances/2/glnhx/Post.htm#565189http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-565189.xmlHow can I ever thank you, Avangi. Understand!http://www.englishforums.com/English/ChanceChances/2/glnhx/Post.htm#565188Thu, 26 Feb 2009 15:15:46 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:565188Avangi1http://www.englishforums.com/English/ChanceChances/2/glnhx/Post.htm#565188http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-565188.xml&quot;in a thousand&quot; is more elegant - sounds better. &quot;out of a thousand&quot; may be more common in casual speech in some areas.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ChanceChances/2/glnhx/Post.htm#565170Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:15:46 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:565170Liveinjapan2http://www.englishforums.com/English/ChanceChances/2/glnhx/Post.htm#565170http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-565170.xmlI know out of is used in a huge amount for the basis of hundred . I wanted to say, as for &#39; thousand &#39;, in a thousand sounds better to you or not. Anyway, I get natural ways to say about chances , thanks again, Avangi.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ChanceChances/2/glnhx/Post.htm#565153Thu, 26 Feb 2009 15:15:46 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:565153Avangi3http://www.englishforums.com/English/ChanceChances/2/glnhx/Post.htm#565153http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-565153.xmlIt must be old fashioned! My mother used to sing a song, &quot;Ninety-nine out of a hundred wanna be loved. Why don&#39;t you?&quot; Edit. Ah, this doesn&#39;t use the word &quot;chance.&quot; &quot;two out of three&quot; - 1,760,000 google hits!http://www.englishforums.com/English/ChanceChances/2/glnhx/Post.htm#565149Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:15:46 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:565149Liveinjapan4http://www.englishforums.com/English/ChanceChances/2/glnhx/Post.htm#565149http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-565149.xmla 99% chance -&gt; 99 chances out of a hundred a 1% chance -&gt; one chance out of 100 a 50% chance -&gt; one chance out of two a 0.1% chance -&gt; one chance in a thousand Got it! Thank you so much, Avangi!  0.1% chance -&gt; one chance in a thousand By the way, why is it that I can&#39;t find &#39; chance out of a thousand &#39; on Google for UK  while I can find chance in a thousand a lot?http://www.englishforums.com/English/ChanceChances/2/glnhx/Post.htm#564808Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:15:46 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:564808Avangi5http://www.englishforums.com/English/ChanceChances/2/glnhx/Post.htm#564808http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-564808.xmlThere are two popular ways of expressing probability: an X % chance, and A chances out of B . The first one uses singular and the second one uses plural. In my opinion you should never use &quot;chances&quot; when a percent is involved. You should use either one system or the other. Of course you may convert one to the other. IF you example were a 99% chance, you would have 99 chances out of a hundred. If your example were a 1% chance, that would mean you had one chance out of 100. If your example were a 50% chance, you&#39;d have one chance out of two. An 80% chance would be the same as four chances out of five. Your actual example, a 0.1% chance, works out to one chance in a thousand. - A.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ChanceChances/glnhx/post.htm#564778Mon, 26 Jan 2009 15:15:46 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:564778Liveinjapan6http://www.englishforums.com/English/ChanceChances/glnhx/post.htm#564778http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-564778.xmlI get the difference. Thanks, YL.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ChanceChances/glnhx/post.htm#564502Mon, 26 Jan 2009 15:15:46 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:564502Yoong Liat7http://www.englishforums.com/English/ChanceChances/glnhx/post.htm#564502http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-564502.xmlI get it. Thanks, YL Is &#39;few fits&#39; correct to mean about the same? &#39;few hits&#39; means &#39;not many hits&#39;. &#39;A few hits&#39; means &#39;some hits&#39;. There will be rain in a few areas this afternoon . NOT There will be rain in few areas this afternoon. I hope this helps.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ChanceChances/glnhx/post.htm#564323Tue, 26 May 2009 14:15:46 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:564323Liveinjapan8http://www.englishforums.com/English/ChanceChances/glnhx/post.htm#564323http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-564323.xmlI get it. Thanks, YL Is &#39;few fits&#39; correct to mean about the same?http://www.englishforums.com/English/ChanceChances/glnhx/post.htm#564230Sun, 26 Apr 2009 14:15:46 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:564230Yoong Liat9http://www.englishforums.com/English/ChanceChances/glnhx/post.htm#564230http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-564230.xmlsite:*.co.uk &quot; percent chances --&gt; little hits Not correct. (a few hits)http://www.englishforums.com/English/ChanceChances/glnhx/post.htm#559068Mon, 26 Jan 2009 15:15:46 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:559068Liveinjapan10http://www.englishforums.com/English/ChanceChances/glnhx/post.htm#559068http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-559068.xml. First, percent here is an adjective, so that number is irrelevant: 0.01 percent alcohol, 50 percent alcohol . Second, there are only two chances in total: (1) it happens and (2) it doesn&#39;t happen. The sentence speaks of the probability of one of these chances only, tow wit: it happens. Therefore: A 0.01 percent chance of it happening, a 100 percent chance of it happening. . Understand! Thanks, Mister.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ChanceChances/glnhx/post.htm#559067Tue, 26 May 2009 14:15:46 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:559067Liveinjapan11http://www.englishforums.com/English/ChanceChances/glnhx/post.htm#559067http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-559067.xmlThanks, Anon. I get your point. Googel reveals: site:*.co.uk &quot; percent chance --&gt; so many hits site:*.co.uk &quot; percent chances --&gt; little hitshttp://www.englishforums.com/English/ChanceChances/glnhx/post.htm#559065Mon, 26 Jan 2009 15:15:46 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:559065Mister Micawber12http://www.englishforums.com/English/ChanceChances/glnhx/post.htm#559065http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-559065.xml. First, percent here is an adjective, so that number is irrelevant: 0.01 percent alcohol, 50 percent alcohol . Second, there are only two chances in total: (1) it happens and (2) it doesn&#39;t happen. The sentence speaks of the probability of one of these chances only, to wit: it happens. Therefore: A 0.01 percent chance of it happening, a 100 percent chance of it happening. .http://www.englishforums.com/English/ChanceChances/glnhx/post.htm#559062Thu, 26 Feb 2009 15:15:46 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:559062Anonymous13http://www.englishforums.com/English/ChanceChances/glnhx/post.htm#559062http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-559062.xmlHi, Let us look at this logically -- not saying you are illogical. How many chance are we looking at here? Probably only one. And we are probably saying we are looking at a percentage of it. ...there is (whatever) chance of it happening... Please wait for other responses.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ChanceChances/glnhx/post.htmThu, 26 Mar 2009 15:15:46 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:559059Liveinjapan14http://www.englishforums.com/English/ChanceChances/glnhx/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-559059.xml&quot;My view is that if there is a 0.1% chance of it happening that is unacceptable for a healthy volunteer&quot; Hi, Can is a 0.1% chance be replaced by are 0.1% chances ? Does it depend on the number?