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Discussion Groups / English Usage / June 2007far greater or far higher?
One of my classmate was talking to professor, and before I realized I said "Sir; chances of lion being vegetarian is far higher than anything coming out of this mouth." I am wondering if I should have said "far grater" instead of "far higher". What do you guys think? I know I was probably rude or anti- social, but I really hate that student. He is a typical blondie you look into his eyes and can see the back of his head. On Jun 29, 5:53 am, alishadevoc...@gmail.com wrote: > One of my classmate was talking to professor, and before I realized I > said "Sir; chances of lion being vegetarian is far higher than [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > social, but I really hate that student. He is a typical blondie you > look into his eyes and can see the back of his head. I wouldn't say either "greater" or "higher", but "better". "The probability is high", but "chances are good" is far more usual than "chances are high". "Chances are large" is rather unusual. Other corrections: classmates to our professor professor. Before I realized it, I said, "Sir. Chances... a lion a vegetarian chances....are than the chances of anything "anything coming out of this mouth". I don't know exactly what you mean. Perhaps "anything intelligent", "anything interesting", or something similar. I wonder whether I should (use "whether" exclusively in this case, even if native speakers often use "if". "Whether" is always correct, and therefore safer) greater I know that I was (Not actually a mistake, but leaving in "that" is always correct, and therefore safer) this student blond. When you look into his eyes, you can.. OR blond; when Dominic Bojarski On Jun 29, 1:11 am, Dominic Bojarski <dominicbojar...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Jun 29, 5:53 am, alishadevoc...@gmail.com wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 35 lines] > > Dominic Bojarski Thanks. I wish I knew how to spont error in my writing. > Thanks. I wish I knew how to spont error in my writing. We could start charging you per mistake, so you'd have a reason to go back and look carefully. At a nickel per error, you owe us ten cents, right there.  SignatureBest wishes -- Donna Richoux > <alishadevoc...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Thanks. I wish I knew how to spont error in my writing. [correction] Thanks, I wish I knew how to catch errors in my writing. > We could start charging you per mistake, so you'd have a reason to go > back and look carefully. At a nickel per error, you owe us ten cents, > right there. > > -- > Best wishes -- Donna Richoux I guess this explains why I no longer waste water :-) *hugs* > > <alishadevoc...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Thanks. I wish I knew how to spont error in my writing. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > *hugs* See? No errors in your response. That suggests you know how to do it right, you just haven't been paying attention. By the way, "spot" would have worked just as well as "catch." SignatureBest -- Donna Richoux > <alishadevoc...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > <alishadevoc...@gmail.com> wrote: [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > -- > Best -- Donna Richoux :-) I think I have spoted an error. > > Thanks, I wish I knew how to catch errors in my writing. should be; Thanks, I wish I know how to catch errors in my writing. or Thanks, I wished I knew how to catch errors in my writing. >> <alishadevoc...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> <alishadevoc...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> Thanks. I wish I knew how to spont error in my writing. >> [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > > Thanks, I wished I knew how to catch errors in my writing. No, Alishagirl. What Donna wrote is correct. Your two "corrections" are wrong. SignatureSkitt > alishadevoc...@gmail.com wrote: > >> <alishadevoc...@gmail.com> wrote: [quoted text clipped - 36 lines] > -- > Skitt Privet :-) Could please tell me why? I thought both verbs "wish, know" should be in same timeline. >> alishadevoc...@gmail.com wrote: >>>> <alishadevoc...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>> <alishadevoc...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>> Thanks. I wish I knew how to spont error in my writing. >>>>>> [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] > > Privet :-) Hi, friend. > Could please tell me why? I thought both verbs "wish, know" should be > in same timeline. I see that Donna has explained it already. SignatureSkitt On Jun 29, 3:40 pm, alishadevoc...@gmail.com wrote: > > <alishadevoc...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > <alishadevoc...@gmail.com> wrote: [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > > - Show quoted text - What? No, "I wish I knew..." is the right usage. Speaking of which, which ones of the following sentences/clauses are grammatically wrong? Why? "He said that the sun sets in the West". "If I were a poet, I would know how to rhyme" "If I was a poet, I would know how to rhyme" > should be; > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Thanks, I wished I knew how to catch errors in my writing. That's probably true for other verbs, like: I think I know how... I thought I knew how... But "wish" is special, dealing as it does with things that have not happened and may never happen. You do use the present "wish" with the past tense of the next verb. I wish I had a pony. I wish I could fly. I wish you were here. It's a form of subjunctive. When you are talking about a wish you made in the past, you can say: I wished I knew how to... (right then) I wished I had known how to... (before) SignatureBest -- Donna Richoux > <alishadevoc...@gmail.com> wrote: > > should be; [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > -- > Best -- Donna Richoux Thanks :-) > On Jun 29, 5:53 am, alishadevoc...@gmail.com wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > probability is high", but "chances are good" is far more usual than > "chances are high". "Chances are large" is rather unusual. Bah. Altavista returned 31,500 examples of "chances are greater," 23,900 for "chances are higher." There are 101,000 for "chances are better," but I would reserve that idiom for change over time. --Jeff SignatureThe most extravagant idea that can arise in a politician's head is to believe that it is enough for a people to invade a foreign county to make it adopt their laws and their constitution. No one loves armed missionaries... --Robespierre |
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