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- 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
- Hardly . . . . . . . but? - WordReference Forums
"Hardly a man who was greatly moved by the spirit of the hero saw the film " Can you be greatly moved by the hero of a film you haven't seen? Unless there is a rather complicated context surrounding this sentence, this doesn't seem to be the intended meaning
- 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 anybody x almost nobody - WordReference Forums
Hi, pls do the two sentences have the same meaning or is there a difference? "There was hardly anybody in the room " "There was almost nobody in the
- Hardly Almost - WordReference Forums
¡Hola! Bueno, he aquí mi duda: Yo sé que tanto "hardly" como "almost" significan "casi" (o así me han informado) lo que no sé es la diferencia entre una palabra y otra y en qué caso debo utilizar cada una Espero que podáis ayudarme :) Saludos
- Hardly a man is now alive - WordReference Forums
Only "1 Hardly a man is now alive" makes sense to me, and, just as important, sounds correct and melodious Agreeing with #2 and #3
- 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. . . . . 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
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