Phrasal Misusage
Heard on a radio advertisement at 7:30 p.m.:
“Are you having trouble sleeping? If you’re listening to this right now, chances are you might be.”
Why would you ask me that question at 7:30 p.m., when most of Hollywood isn’t even off work yet?
Yet more curious: What are the chances that even people who aren’t listening right now might be having trouble sleeping? And what are the chances that people listening right now and not listening right might not be having trouble sleeping?
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