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Anonymous Posted 5 years ago
Vocabulary
[Hardly/Barely] Made Enough Money
He hardly made enough money for a living.
He barely made enough money for a living.
I'd like to see if there's difference in meaning.
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anonymous I'd like to see if there's difference in meaning. A little, I guess. It's a glass-half-full thing.
- anonymous I'd like to see if there's difference in meaning.
- A little, I guess.
- It's a glass-half-full thing.
- If he hardly made enough, he made enough plus a little.
- If he barely made enough, he did not have two nickels to rub together.
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anonymousI'd like to see if there's difference in meaning.
A little, I guess. It's a glass-half-full thing. If he hardly made enough, he made enough plus a little. If he barely made enough, he did not have two nickels to rub together.
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