It is gonna be a bit harder with you being a smoker

ROBINDESBOIS · #1 February 11, 2019, 03:03 AM

is this sentence OK?
It is going to be harder with you being a smoker.

**Rusty** · #2 February 11, 2019, 06:35 AM

Yes.

It's going to be harder, with you being a smoker.

If quoting colloquial speech:
It's gonna be ...

poli · #3 February 11, 2019, 02:02 PM

The "a bit" that you used is OK. It just sounds a bit British (and east coast USA I suppose).

**Rusty** · #4 February 11, 2019, 02:19 PM

I've heard 'a bit' used everywhere I've been in the USA.
It's a good qualifier for 'hard', but means that it won't be a walk in the park. We also use 'a little,' 'a tad,' and 'a wee' (but the latter two seem less used (one more British and the other more Scottish)).

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