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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
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Hello!


I'd like to be confirmed if the following sentences have the same meaning:


We can just about see the whole Island from up there.
We can hardly see the whole Island from up there.
We can barely see the whole Island from up there.

Thanks!
  

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Anonymous I'd like to be confirmed if the following sentences have the same meaning: No. We can just about see the whole island from up there . = We can see 90% of the island We can hardly see the whole island from up there.

— Mister Micawber

  • Anonymous I'd like to be confirmed if the following sentences have the same meaning: No.
  • We can just about see the whole island from up there .
  • = We can see 90% of the island We can hardly see the whole island from up there.
  • = We can't see any of the island We can barely see the whole Island from up there.
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AnonymousI'd like to be confirmed if the following sentences have the same meaning:
No.

We can just about see the whole island from up there. = We can see 90% of the island
We can hardly see the whole island from up there. = We can't see any of the island
We can barely see the whole Island from up there. = We can see 100%
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What does it mean "we can see 100% of the island".
It seems to contradict with the last sentence given by MM.
Is that a typo?
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AnonymousWhat does it mean "we can [barely] see 100% of the island".
It means that you can see all of the island but not clearly.
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I get it. Just to recap, in the first 'just about' means 'almost' (90%). Though, I'm not quite sure with the second and third one. I mean, whether 'hardly' and 'barely' modify the modal (can) or the verb (see). Can you help, please?
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Anonymouswhether 'hardly' and 'barely' modify the modal (can) or the verb (see)
I don't think those can be disassociated.
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