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- Hardly had I arrived THAN or WHEN? - WordReference Forums
Hardly had we set hoe to ground in our last despairing effort than we made a discovery that far exceeded our wildest dreams Hardly had I arrived on the work next morning (November 4) than the unusual silence, due to the stoppage of the work, made me realize that something out of the ordinary had happened
- hardly anyone - hardly no one - WordReference Forums
"Hardly" and "almost" are like relational opposites "Hardly" means that some limit was barely reached, whereas "almost" means that some limit was barely not reached So, "Almost no one was there" = "Hardly anyone was there" because negating both "almost" and "no one" to become "hardly" and "anyone" gives you an equivalent output
- Hardly - and barely, scarcely (vs. almost) - WordReference Forums
We have just had an interesting exchange on (the origin of equivalents of) "almost" in various languages here, but suddenly some (possible) resemblance with "hardly" raised questions Some etymological background is very welcome! If you think "hardly" is sometimes interchangeable with "almost"
- Hardly . . . . . . . but? - WordReference Forums
" Hardly a man saw the film without it happening that (he) was greatly moved by the spirit of the hero " And as I said in post 2 it is not a common use of the word BUT and you can manage perfectly well without knowing it
- hardly. . . . . than ?? | WordReference Forums
hardly than Some usage commentators ban the use of hardly and other minimizers with than, as in Hardly had we sat down to eat than he got up and left While this can hardly be cited as a serious blunder, it is easily avoided by using when or before instead of than In the AHD 2008 survey 79% of the panel rejected this use of than
- Hardly Vs. Hardly ever - WordReference Forums
Hello Could you please let me know whether there are any differences between "Hardly" and "Hardly ever"? My examples: "I hardly go to the GYM " "Hardly ever I go to the GYM " Are both correct?
- hardly . . . when - WordReference Forums
Does the pattern 'hardly when' sound ok in this sentence? Hardly had she closed her eyes, when she fell asleep There's something about this sentence that makes it odd Maybe the second part of it For example, Hardly had she closed her eyes, when somebody knocked on the door' sounds ok to
- worked hard - worked hardly | WordReference Forums
He worked hardly = So, points to your student for knowing that to make an adverb it's common to add -ly to an adjective; more points for getting the correct word order (He worked hard); but no points for making recognisable English I'm afraid
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