Could you tell me the opposite of 'harder' in the following sentence?

One of the most natural ways is, "They don't work as hards as Flash's workers, either".

Hi,
Thank you very much for your reply.
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Remember, Grant and Flash both build houses, but Grant's workers build them much better. They build houses slowly and carefully. They also work harder than Flash’s workers. Flash’s workers build houses quickly but badly. They work much faster than Grant's. Too fast, in fact. Their houses aren’t built as well as Grant's, of course.

fivejedjonOne of the most natural ways is, "They don't work as hards as Flash's workers, either".

I think you mean hard.

Thinking Spain 'Do Grant's workers work as hard as Flash's ones? is a suitable question, isn't it?

(Leave out 'ones'.)

The problem is the answer. "as ... as" can mean "exactly as ... as" or "at least as ... as".

Given the facts in the text, the answer can be either of these:

Yes. (Because they work at least as hard as Fla

CalifJim: ' Do Grant's workers work as hard as Flash's? No, they don't. They work harder than them.

Hi Jim,
Thank you for your reply. I've only thought about that one. Is the answer correct?

TS

Thinking SpainIs the answer correct?

Only if the person who reads the question takes 'as hard as' to mean 'exactly as hard as (no more, no less)'. But as I already said, that is not the only way to interpret the meaning of 'as hard as'.

If Paul is [taller /smarter] than Peter, John can say "Yes" if asked if Paul is as [tall / smart] as Peter.

CalifJimBut as I already said, that is not the only way to interpret the meaning of 'as hard as'.

Hi, You are right! That Yes-No question is not easy to formulate as you've said.

Oops! I haven't seen this one.To avoid the problem, I advise asking, "... exactly as hard as ..." T