mardi 6 mai 2014

Notes on usage: Luck

Chance - Coincidence - Accident - Fate - Destiny

 

These are all words for things that happen or the force that causes them to happen.

 

Luck the force that causes good or bad things to happen to people: This ring has always brought me good luck.
Chance the way that some things happen without any cause that you can see or understand: The results could simply be due to chance.
Coincidence the fact of two things happening at the same time by chance, in a surprising way: They met through a series of strange coincidences.
Accident something that happens unexpectedly and is not planned in advance: Their early arrival was just an accident.
Fate the power that is believed to control everything that happens and that cannot be stopped or changed: Fate decreed that she would never reach America.
Destiny the power that is believed to control events: I believe there’s some force guiding us—call it God, destiny or fate.

 

FATE OR DESTINY?
Fate can be kind, but this is an unexpected gift; just as often, fate is cruel and makes people feel helpless. Destiny is more likely to give people a sense of power: people who have a strong sense of destiny usually believe that they are meant to be great or do great things.

 

PATTERNS
*by ...luck/chance/coincidence/accident
*It’s no coincidence/accident that...
*pure/sheer luck/chance/coincidence/accident
*to believe in luck/coincidences/fate/destiny

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See also:

Common Phrasal Verbs Irregular Verbs List
Common Sentences Errors Frequently confused words
Common Clichés Thematic list of Idioms
Common misspellings Phrasal Verbs Particles list
Common Preposition Lista de Términos Gramaticales

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