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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Hard VS Difficult

I was once taught that HARD is the opposite of SOFT whereas Difficult is the opposite of EASY. Is this differentiation between the words HARD and Difficult correct?
  

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Hi, English is not maths. One word can have more than just one meaning, and " hard " can be both the opposite of " soft " and the opposite of " easy ". Have a look at these two entries from the Cambridge dictionary.

— Tanit

  • Hi, English is not maths.
  • One word can have more than just one meaning, and " hard " can be both the opposite of " soft " and the opposite of " easy ".
  • Have a look at these two entries from the Cambridge dictionary.
  • org/dictionary/british/hard_1 Hard (opp.
  • easy)
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Hi,

English is not maths. Emotion: smile

One word can have more than just one meaning, and "hard" can be both the opposi
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