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Barely notGrammar questions– conjugations, verb tenses, adverbs, adjectives, word order, syntax, etc. |
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#1
July 17, 2015, 04:09 AM
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Barely not
What should be the answer?
Q: So you barely have time for studying? A: Yes. (=Yes, you're right. I barely have time for studying) Or A: No. (=No, I don't. I barely have time for studying.) |
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#2
July 17, 2015, 06:21 AM
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The affirmative is used to state that not much time is available for studying.
Responding 'no' throws 'barely' out, meaning that there is time for studying. |
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#3
July 19, 2015, 05:46 AM
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Thank you. But we substitute hardly for barely, would your answer be different?
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July 19, 2015, 11:59 AM
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Nope, it would not make any difference. Hardly and barely are synonyms. The affirmative answer confirms that there isn't much time. The negative answer means that the person believes just the opposite of what was stated-that there is time.
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July 24, 2015, 02:15 AM
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Thank you.
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