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savvinka
Russian Federation

Help!
 
Hi, everyone,
Could anybody explain? 
Are seldom and rarely complete synonyms?
Thank you,
Olga

23 Jul 2012      





ascincoquinas
Portugal

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, scarcely
Rarely 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
United States

Or, put more simply, yes.
 
Bruce

23 Jul 2012     



savvinka
Russian Federation

thanks a lot!

23 Jul 2012