Originally Posted by nelson13
I would say 'The chance of being struck by lightning is a million to one'.
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#1 02-Nov-2012, 05:19The chances are a million to one against being struck by lightning.
The chances are a million to one against being struck by lightning.
Does it mean
The chances are a million-to-one chance against being struck by lightning.
or
The chances are a million to one against being struck by lightning.
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#2 02-Nov-2012, 05:25Re: The chances are a million to one against being struck by lightning.
I'm not a teacher yet, but I am studying a Bachelor of Education with an English Literature major at Charles Sturt University, in NSW, Australia.
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#3 02-Nov-2012, 05:59Re: The chances are a million to one against being struck by lightning.
But it's not. It's a million to one against, or one in a million. Originally Posted by HanibalII
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#4 02-Nov-2012, 06:01Re: The chances are a million to one against being struck by lightning.
The second sentence is better. It means your chance of being struck by lightning is 1:1,000,000 (one in a million). Originally Posted by nelson13
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#5 02-Nov-2012, 07:23Re: The chances are a million to one against being struck by lightning.
What about: The chance is one in a million....
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#6 02-Nov-2012, 12:51Re: The chances are a million to one against being struck by lightning.
Yes, but that's just leaving out "the chance of what?" Originally Posted by Kotfor
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