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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
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Hardly be more mistaken
Hi.
She could hardly be more mistaken.
Is there any room for being even more mistaken in such a context? In other words, is it the ultimate limit of being mistaken beyond which one cannot be even more mistaken in the She could hardly be more mistaken ?
Thank you.
She could hardly be more mistaken.
Is there any room for being even more mistaken in such a context? In other words, is it the ultimate limit of being mistaken beyond which one cannot be even more mistaken in the She could hardly be more mistaken ?
Thank you.
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Anonymous Is there any room for being even more mistaken in such a context? Yes. hardly makes a partial negation, not an absolute one.
- Anonymous Is there any room for being even more mistaken in such a context?
- Yes.
- hardly makes a partial negation, not an absolute one.
- She could hardly be more mistaken.
- ~ It is almost impossible that she is less mistaken.
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AnonymousIs there any room for being even more mistaken in such a context?Yes. hardly makes a partial negation, not an absolute one.
She could hardly be more mistaken. ~ It is almost impossible that she is less mistaken.
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