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Soheil1 Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
Hardly
Hi.
What would you mean if you said "This is hardly worth worrying about"?
What would you mean if you said "This is hardly worth worrying about"?
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" The implication usually is that it is NOT worth worrying about.
- " The implication usually is that it is NOT worth worrying about.
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It would mean close to "This is barely worth worrying about."
The implication usually is that it is NOT worth worrying about.
The implication usually is that it is NOT worth worrying about.
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Sorry, I didn't get it
Hardly + adj. has two meanings:almost not&certainly not, right?
Which one applies here and why?
Hardly + adj. has two meanings:almost not&certainly not, right?
Which one applies here and why?
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They both apply, because you've provided no context.
We need to know the attitude of the speaker.
When spoken, even the inflection and tone of voice can make the difference.
"Barely" = "almost not."
"This is barely worth worrying about" = "This is almost not worth worrying about."
These "almost" adverbs can be tricky.
This is nearly legible. You can'
We need to know the attitude of the speaker.
When spoken, even the inflection and tone of voice can make the difference.
"Barely" = "almost not."
"This is barely worth worrying about" = "This is almost not worth worrying about."
These "almost" adverbs can be tricky.
This is nearly legible. You can'
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The context:
"The following game example should be enough to serve as a warning to those of you who may be feeling that the loss of a tempo(chess term for the basic time unit-a greek work I suswpect) or two in unimportant and hardly worth worrying about(then he give a game):..."
from Play Winning Chess
"The following game example should be enough to serve as a warning to those of you who may be feeling that the loss of a tempo(chess term for the basic time unit-a greek work I suswpect) or two in unimportant and hardly worth worrying about(then he give a game):..."
from Play Winning Chess
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In this case the meaning is "almost not."
He presents a game situation which illustrates that tempo is important.
He does this as a caution to those who MAY feel it is not.
We're talking about relative shades of importance here.
How important or unimportant is it?
The author is talking about a hypothetical reader who may think tempo is not important.
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He presents a game situation which illustrates that tempo is important.
He does this as a caution to those who MAY feel it is not.
We're talking about relative shades of importance here.
How important or unimportant is it?
The author is talking about a hypothetical reader who may think tempo is not important.
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