Im having a lot of trouble understanding this...
If anyone can help: Is there a difference between Difficult, Requiring a lot of effort, and hard?
1. "Getting into Stanford is hard."
2. "Getting into Stanford requires a lot of effort."
3. Getting into Stanford is difficult." I believe (1) and (3) are the exact same, while (2) is different? I'm not too sure why.
1. "This math problem was so hard, it took me 30 minutes to do it."
2. "This math problem required a lot of effort, it took me 30 minutes to do it."
3. "This math problem was so difficult, it took me 30 minutes to do it."
All 3 are the same, I think?
If anyone can explain the difference between "difficult" and "effort" and "hard" that would be great!
had to repost as some anonymous answered my question but was wrwong
Top answer
1. " Difficult / hard / not easy are synonyms. Difficult is a higher register word We use it to mean that the school is very competitive, so your chances of being accepted are not good.
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- " Difficult / hard / not easy are synonyms.
- Difficult is a higher register word We use it to mean that the school is very competitive, so your chances of being accepted are not good.
- In 2020, over 47,000 students applied and only 2,000 were accepted.
- You have to be much better than the others who are applying.
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1. "Getting into Stanford is hard / difficult / not easy ."
Difficult / hard / not easy are synonyms.
Difficult is a higher register word
We use it to mean that the school is very competitive, so your chances of being accepted are not good. In 2020, over 47,000 students applied and only 2,000 were accepted. You have to be much better than t
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