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A semi-technical term for a difficult WORD of foreign origin: for example, azimuth, hierophant, munificence, perigee, Vedanta. Early English dictionaries, especially in the 17c, that explained such exotic words by means of everyday words, came to be known as hard-word dictionaries.
The definition of hard is firm to the touch or difficult to do or done with great force. An example of hard is the feeling of a rock. An example of hard is scoring a good grade on a test in a subject that one has never studied. An example of hard is a winter with a lot of wind and freezing rain.
adjective. Something that is hard is very firm and stiff to touch and is not easily bent, cut, or broken. He shuffled his feet on the hard wooden floor. Something cold and hard pressed into the back of his neck. Synonyms: tough, strong, firm, solid More Synonyms of hard.
[M] [T] He’s studying hard so he can pass the entrance exam. [M] [T] He’s somewhat hard of hearing, so please speak louder. [M] [T] No matter how hard she tried, she couldn’t please him. [M] [T] She watched him continue to fight as hard as he could.
Molly Bloom’s soliloquy in the James Joyce novel Ulysses (1922) contains a sentence of 3,687 words.
Yes it is a full sentence. “Hello” is an interjection (like an exclamation, but it might or might not have an exclamation point.) Other examples of this form are “Good morning.” “Good night”. “Thanks.” “Yes.” “No.” “Hey!” “Damn!” “Ouch!” “Voila!”
A sentence is too long if, upon reaching the end, your reader cannot remember how the sentence began. Writers are often advised to make sure that each sentence conveys only one idea; however, it can be difficult to decide what delimits “one idea,” especially when reporting results.
You should only use too long if you are describing something that has a great duration or size. To long might have other uses, but it is not a substitute for too long. Since too is a longer word than to, you can remember to use too long for something that has a great length or duration.
Ending a sentence with a preposition such as “with,” “of,” and “to,” is permissible in the English language.
The end of a sentence is not a natural place to put a “so.” “So” is a conjunction—its very nature is to be between things. A turn can be as short as one word—“Okay”—or many sentences long.
‘Someone who starts an answer with “so” is marking that what he’s saying is coherent with what came before — the question. He’s saying what he wants to say, like a politician — but trying to make it sound like it’s an answer to the question. ‘
“So” is a way to describe the consequences or effects of something: “I worked a lot today, so I’m tired” means that my tiredness is caused by my having worked a lot. For example, A: “I’m tired, I don’t want to work today.” B: “So what?” (Implication: you have to work whether you want to or not.)
Another offensive phrase: “If you say so.” This phrase is sarcasm in the form of insincere agreement. It is a sarcastic expression intended to communicate “I don’t agree with you, but I’m going to say this to shut the conversation down.”
Inf. a general response to something that someone has said. (Expresses a little polite surprise or interest, but not disbelief.)