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Meaning of "has little to no chance"? In the sentence, "That Mr. Navalny has little to no chance of winning, and that he is ineligible to compete because of a February conviction on what were widely viewed as politically motivated fraud charges, is taken for granted." Why is it "has little to no chance" instead of "has little chance"? I thought "little" has already negative meaning so combining with "no chance" seems double negative? From the context, it is clear that he doesn't have any chance but what does exactly mean? This is from this article: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/27/world/europe/in-protests-kremlin-fears-a-young-generation-stirring.html
Mar 28, 2017 7:47 AM
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Although completely unnecessary we often do this to emphasise what we are saying. It is more about the author's style than anything. We might also say 'on a scale of one to ten, he's screwed'. Makes no sense but it is used in less formal settings.
March 28, 2017
i don't know
March 28, 2017
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