savvinka

23 Jul 2012      

ascincoquinas

Hi Savvinka!   here some help: sel‧dom very rarely or almost never: Karen had seldom seen him so angry. seldom has somebody done something Seldom have I read an article that was so full of lies. ➔ see usage noterarelyWORD CHOICE: WORD CHOICE: rarely, seldom, hardly, scarcelyRarely and seldom both mean �not often �. Seldomis more formal or literary� People rarely ask questions.� She was seldom seen in public. � The disease is rarely fatal. Hardly and scarcelyboth mean �almost not � or �only just �. For example, if you hardly had time to do something, you almost did not have time. Scarcely is more formal or literary� I hardly had time to ask her name.� We had scarcely arrived when he asked us to leave. Hardly and scarcelycan also be used with �ever � to mean �not often, almost never �, with �any � to mean �very few, almost none � etc� I �ve got hardly any money left.� Hardly anyone agreed with her. In speech, it is usual to say that you hardly everdo something, rather than that you rarely do it� I hardly ever go to the cinema. ➔ See alsorarely

23 Jul 2012     

yanogator

23 Jul 2012     

savvinka

23 Jul 2012