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option -chance-possibility Are these sentences correct I had no other chance than wait I had no other possibility/ option than wait Thanks
Jun 13, 2014 8:23 AM
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'Chance' is definitely wrong. It doesn't mean 'option' - it means 'opportunity'. 'Possibility' also means 'opportunity'. For the sentence you give, 'option' is the best word. Your sentence should read: 'I had no other option than to wait' NB note that you need to say 'to wait'.
June 13, 2014
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