ROBINDESBOIS
February 11, 2019, 03:03 AM
is this sentence OK?
It is going to be harder with you being a smoker.
Rusty
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
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
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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