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Differences amongst 'Tough', 'Hard' and 'Difficult'. Exam was tough Exam was hard Exam was difficult What are the differences amongst them? Thanks in advance.If these three words have different meanings, could you please give an example?
22 de mar de 2015 21:01
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In the context you are using, they mean exactly the same. Everyone will understand all three. tough and hard are more like stang, but real words. Proper English is the exam was difficult.
22 de março de 2015
Look at the dictionary definitions for all three words, and you'll see that both "tough" and "hard" have other uses. Their meaning of "difficult" is figurative. We would say, "The exam was difficult."
22 de março de 2015
I think "tough" is slightly less formal than "hard", which is slightly less formal than "difficult". It is not rude or inappropriate to use "tough", but in formal writing "difficult" is the best choice.
22 de março de 2015
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Hamed
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