"... tell luck from ability by its duration"?

[Odessa Dawn]

Does you can always tell luck from ability by its duration have the same meaning as luck lasts longer, please?

 

[Matthew Wai]

I think it is more logical to say 'you can always tell luck from ability by its duration, because luck doesn't last long'.

Not a teacher.

 

[Odessa Dawn]

The main statement is you can always tell luck from ability by its duration. There were four choices, but I could remember the given one: luck lasts longer.

 

[Matthew Wai]

What were the other choices?

 

[Odessa Dawn]

There were over 120 exam questions; it is difficult to remember the other three choices.

 

[MikeNewYork]

Usually, it is "ability" that lasts longer. "Luck" eventually runs out.

 

[Matthew Wai]

That's why I said 'luck doesn't last long' in my post#2 above.

Not a teacher.

 

[MikeNewYork]

Then you should appreciate the agreement. Sometimes, the OP appreciates other opinions.

 

[probus]

Does you can always tell luck from ability by its duration have the same meaning as luck lasts longer, please?

No, quite the opposite. You can tell luck from ability because ability produces good results over time. Luck, on the other hand comes and goes but never lasts long.

In a commercial setting like a casino, luck loses. The more you gamble the more you to lose. There are occasional winners but their winnings are dwarfed by the losses of the masses. That is why casinos and lotteries are a business.

 

[emsr2d2]

That's why I said 'luck doesn't last long' in my post#2 above.

Not a teacher.

"Luck doesn't last long" doesn't mean the same as "Ability lasts longer".

 

[Matthew Wai]

"Luck doesn't last long" doesn't mean the same as "Ability lasts longer".

But 'Luck doesn't last long' agrees with 'Luck eventually runs out'.

Not a teacher.

 

[Roman55]

But 'Luck doesn't last long' agrees with 'Luck eventually runs out'.

Not a teacher.

I am not a teacher.

I'm not sure about that.

The 'eventually' doesn't support your assertion. 'Luck doesn't last long' agrees with 'Luck runs out quickly'.

 

[emsr2d2]

But 'Luck doesn't last long' agrees with 'Luck eventually runs out'.

Not a teacher.

No, they're not equal either. Your luck might last 100 years but it will eventually run out. 100 years doesn't fit with "doesn't last long".

 

[MikeNewYork]

Luck that lasts 100 years is not luck.

 

[Matthew Wai]

Luck that lasts long is not luck, so I said 'Luck doesn't last long'.

Not a teacher.

 

[emsr2d2]

I disagree. I'm sure there are people who seem to have been lucky for years. There isn't always another explanation.

 

[MikeNewYork]

There is an old saying: "People make their own luck".

 

[bhaisahab]

There is an old saying: "People make their own luck".

But some are lucky enough to be given the possibility to make more than others.