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monder78
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Vocabulary question
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Hello 1. Can we use almost never instead of hardly ever ? 2. Is there a specific saying that means if you have a soft heart, you must have a hard ass Thank you in advance.
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13 Jan 2023
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yanogator
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1. Yes, that�s just fine. 2. I don�t know of one. Bruce |
13 Jan 2023
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monder78
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I found the following saying on Twitter : �If you�re gonna have a soft heart you better have a hard ass� https://twitter.com/kirsten_knick/status/721494586917548032 |
14 Jan 2023
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FrauSue
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I agree with Bruce - the first is fine, and the second saying is totally new to me. Perhaps the twitter user made it up. |
23 Jan 2023
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kwsp
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The phrase in the second question is an oxymoron. If you are a hard ass, a tough and uncompromising person, you are the opposite of someone with a soft heart. I have never heard this particular saying before, but I believe it means: if you have a soft heart, you had better protect yourself from being taken advantage of by others by being a hard ass. As a side note, you should use caution with the term hard ass. It can be considered inappropriate in most conversations.
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26 Jan 2023
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