ESL General English Grammar Questions

ESL General English Grammar Questionshttp://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: 3614.32638)Re: Translationhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/Translation/hhbbw/post.htm#619450Fri, 24 Apr 2009 14:27:37 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:619450yizhivika0http://www.englishforums.com/English/Translation/hhbbw/post.htm#619450http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-619450.xmlHi Olgaa, I agree with Clive, but I'd like to expand upon it a bit; the key word in " The c hances against successful transmission are a thousand to one" is against . If the sentence had read " The c hances of successful transmission are a thousand to one", then it would have been ambiguous, unless against had been added to the very end of the sentence. In British culture at least, betting odds are expressed in terms of odds against , and odds on . So, if you go into your local betting shop in the High Street of any English town, and put ten pounds (£10) on a horse that has quoted odds of 50-1 against , then your horse doesn't have much chance of winning the race, but you'll win a lot of money if it...Re: Translationhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/Translation/hhbbw/post.htm#619374Sun, 24 May 2009 14:27:37 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:619374Clive1http://www.englishforums.com/English/Translation/hhbbw/post.htm#619374http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-619374.xmlHi, Can someone help me with the following sentence: “The c hances against successful transmission are a thousand to one." Does this mean that one transmission out of a thousand will fail or on the contrary will be successful? The latter. Try 1000 times, and you will only be successful once. Consider "the chances of me winning the lottery are ten million to one". And one more thing. What's the meaning of the sentence below? Could you explain it to me? "It didn't even work all that well for the gentry above them." "It didn't even work all that well it didn't work very well for the gentry 'The gentry' refers to a class of people. Check your dictionary for details. above them...Translationhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/Translation/hhbbw/post.htmFri, 24 Apr 2009 14:27:37 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:619352Olgaa2http://www.englishforums.com/English/Translation/hhbbw/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-619352.xmlCan someone help me with the following sentence: “The c hances against successful transmission are a thousand to one." Does this mean that one transmission out of a thousand will fail or on the contrary will be successful? And one more thing. What's the meaning of the sentence below? Could you explain it to me? "It didn't even work all that well for the gentry above them." Thanks in advance.