LL-L "Grammar" 2006.03.18 (06) [E]

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   L O W L A N D S - L * 18 March 2006 * Volume 06
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From: Isaac M. Davis <isaacmacdonalddavis at gmail.com>
Subject: LL-L "Grammar" 2006.03.14 (09) [E]


Karl Schulte wrote:
>
> Reinhard,
> You missed a good pun regarding hard/hardly. It works just because the 
> shift
> in the language for that word has altered the -lich, -ly meaning in
> association with hard. Hard, as you know can mean difficult as well as a
> substance of high density (which makes digging in hard ground hard). The
> work was very hard , but Bob was hardly (i.e. just barely) working. The 
> word
> shifted gradually over the centuries to mean the opposite of its orig.
> intent.

That reminds me of a little cultural artifact, possibly exclusive to my 
workplace, but perhaps not: when we pass someone in the hall, as a greeting, 
we often say, "Hard at work, or hardly workin'?" Has anyone else heard this?

Isaac M. Davis

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