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Taka Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

die hard

Do you native speakers percieve any semantic difference between 'die hard' and 'hardly die'? If you do, what is the difference?
  

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'Die hard' as a noun means a person who refuses to give in or surrender easily. As an adjective, it means refusing to give in or hanging in till the end. ‘Hardly die' is just an adverb and a verb strung together.

— Buddhaheart

  • 'Die hard' as a noun means a person who refuses to give in or surrender easily.
  • As an adjective, it means refusing to give in or hanging in till the end.
  • ‘Hardly die' is just an adverb and a verb strung together.
  • It is not the same as ‘die hard’at all.
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'Die hard' as a noun means a person who refuses to give in or surrender easily. As an adjective, it means refusing to give in or hanging in till the end.

‘Hardly die' is just an adverb and a verb strung together. It is not the same as ‘die hard’at all.
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Buddhaheart'Die hard' as a noun means a person who refuses to give in or surrender easily. As an adjective, it means refusing to give in or hanging in till the end.
Really??
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You must have some pretty bad dictionaries if they show hardly and hard as being synonymous.
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Marius HancuYou must have some pretty bad dictionaries if they show hardly and hard as being synonymous.
Fortunately, none of mine says they are synonymous. But quite unfortunately, they don't really explain the difference in detail...
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Taka
Buddhaheart
'Die hard' as a noun means a person who refuses to give in or surrender easily. As an adjective, it means refusing to give in or hanging in till the end.

Really??
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Buddhaheart‘Hardly die' is just an adverb and a verb strung together.

BuddhaheartYes, ‘die’ is a verb...‘Hard’ as an adverb here means ‘with difficulty’.
Then, my question is, again, what exactly is the difference between 'to die hard' and 'hardly to die'??
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Hi Taka

It is hardly possible that the expression 'hardly to die' would be used. Emotion: smile

In 'hardly to die' and in my se
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YankeeHi Taka

It is hardly possible that the expression 'hardly to die' would be used. Emotion: smile

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That's true, but if you say that someone or something 'dies hard', that indicates a long, difficult death.
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I think I'm beginning to understand the difference.

Thank you, Yankee!
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