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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
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His essay barely made sense.

0His essay barely made sense.02br
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00His essay hardly/scarcely made sense.02br
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00Hi,02br
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00Do both of the above sound right and mean about the same to you? Thanks.0-
  

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0Hi,02br
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00Yes, more or less.02br
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00Clive0-
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0Thanks, Clive.02br
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00But on other conditions, barely doesn't equate hardly and scarcely, right? For instance, it is not proper to replace "barely" with "hardly/scarecely" in the following, right?02br
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01i00He has barely enough money to live on.02i0-
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0Hi,02br
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01font00But on other conditions, barely doesn't equate hardly and scarcely, right? For instance, it is not proper to replace "barely" with "hardly/scarcely" in the following, right?02font02br
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01i01font00He has barely enough money to live on.02font02i

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