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- hardly . . . when - WordReference Forums
Hardly had West European leaders accepted the proposal — risking popular opposition — than Carter changed his mind and cancelled the weapon Cold War Europe: 1945–1989 Young, J London: John Young, 1991
- hardly anybody x almost nobody | WordReference Forums
Do you think the difference between there was almost nobody in the room and there was hardly anyone in the room could be like the difference between a cup being half-full and half-empty? Might it be something to do with one's expectations, or, more probably perhaps, the direction in which things are moving - could the room be filling up in the
- Hardly . . . . . . . but? - WordReference Forums
Hardly a man saw the film (which, who, whom, but) was greatly moved by the spirit of the hero " the answer is who - all the others just don't make sense and would never be used the sentence is unusual though: it means barely anyone who saw the movie was moved by the hero's spirit
- Hardly, scarcely : in the present tense | WordReference Forums
The verb describing the earlier event is usually in the past perfect tense If hardly, scarcely, barely and no sooner are in the initial position, the subject and auxiliary are inverted: - Hardly had I arrived home when my phone rang (I had hardly arrived home when my phone rang ) I want to ask why we can't use that structure in the present tense
- Hardly Vs. Hardly ever - WordReference Forums
"Hardly ever" means "rarely", but "hardly" does not If you want to consider Glen's suggestion of a meaning for the word, "I hardly go to the gym" can also mean that I go daily, but while I am there I do little more than -- for example -- peddle a stationery bicycle for 30 seconds and perhaps then take a shower; I certainly do not do any kind
- worked hard - worked hardly | WordReference Forums
hardly adv 1 scarcely; barely: we hardly knew the family 2 just; only just: he could hardly hold the cup 3 Often used ironically, almost or probably not at all: he would hardly incriminate himself 4 with difficulty or effort 5 Rare, harshly or cruelly ,,
- 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 - and barely, scarcely (vs. almost) - WordReference Forums
(b) Ann had hardly started eating - here, the adverb едва [jɪdˈva] is the option, which meaning is closer to the temporal "just" This adverb is used whenever there is a time sequence in which some event occurs immediately after a person starts finishes doing; The adverb еле [ˈjelʲe] is used like the едва above, but only in the
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