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 Лана1144

link 12.01.2009 12:34 
Subject: об изменении цены
Помогите пожалуйста:
"вероятнее всего, цена возрастет"

Спасибо!

 Homebody

link 12.01.2009 12:49 
Consider: Most probably, the price will increase / will be increased

 Susan79

link 12.01.2009 12:57 
Most likely, the price will increase / go up.

 Susan79

link 12.01.2009 12:58 
FYI:
Please do NOT say:
Most probably ...
It is highly likely ...
The probability/likelihood is high that ...

 Aiduza

link 12.01.2009 13:02 
+ "It is very likely that..."

 Susan79

link 12.01.2009 13:06 
Aiduza

very... ugh. How I despise that wretched little adverb and how it has crept its way into almost every sentence in the English language. :))

 Aiduza

link 12.01.2009 13:12 
Come on, Susan, it's VERY good usage, e.g.

http://www.google.com/search?q="it+is+very+likely"+site:uk&btnG=ПРѕРёСЃРє&hl=ru&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&hs=xTh&sa=2

 Susan79

link 12.01.2009 13:14 
I have an aversion to "very".

 Aiduza

link 12.01.2009 13:19 
And I hate it when they use 'loose' instead of 'lose' (e.g. Loosing My Religion").

 Susan79

link 12.01.2009 13:30 
Loosing My Religion! Bah-ha-ha!

 Aiduza

link 12.01.2009 13:32 
This REM video was once shown on MTV under the said title.

 Susan79

link 12.01.2009 13:36 
I can believe it. No one ever said good spelling habits was a requirement to work as an underpaid lackey at the MTV video lab.

 

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