hirashin Sempai Donor Joined 8 Apr 2004 Messages 2,721 Reaction score 63 18 Oct 2015 #1 Hello, native English speakers, What's the difference between "hardly" and "rarely/seldom"? Do the following three sentences mean the same? (a) She rarely reads newspapers. (b) She seldom reads newspapers. (c) She hardly reads newspapers. Hirashin
Hello, native English speakers, What's the difference between "hardly" and "rarely/seldom"? Do the following three sentences mean the same? (a) She rarely reads newspapers. (b) She seldom reads newspapers. (c) She hardly reads newspapers. Hirashin
Lothor Freelance proofreader Donor Ten-year veteran Joined 26 Sep 2015 Messages 2,615 Reaction score 3,552 18 Oct 2015 #2 hirashin said: Hello, native English speakers, What's the difference between "hardly" and "rarely/seldom"? Do the following three sentences mean the same? (a) She rarely reads newspapers. (b) She seldom reads newspapers. (c) She hardly reads newspapers. Hirashin Click to expand... Should be hardly ever, not hardly, i.e., She hardly ever reads newspapers. There are no major differences between the meanings of the three sentences, but seldom is less often used in conversation and is more common in written English.
hirashin said: Hello, native English speakers, What's the difference between "hardly" and "rarely/seldom"? Do the following three sentences mean the same? (a) She rarely reads newspapers. (b) She seldom reads newspapers. (c) She hardly reads newspapers. Hirashin Click to expand... Should be hardly ever, not hardly, i.e., She hardly ever reads newspapers. There are no major differences between the meanings of the three sentences, but seldom is less often used in conversation and is more common in written English.
hirashin Sempai Donor Joined 8 Apr 2004 Messages 2,721 Reaction score 63 18 Oct 2015 Thread starter #3 Thanks for your quick response and help.