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I'm not native english speaker and I'm wondering if this is the correct use of the word "hardly". I expect that to mean "not" or "almost not". "hardly hit" woul

I'm not native english speaker and I'm wondering if this is the correct use of the word "hardly". I expect that to mean "not" or "almost not". "hardly hit" would mean "hit very little". Or am I confused?

rjtavares 6y ago
I believe you are correct (I'm also not a native speaker).
tomerv 6y ago
Yes, "areas (that were) hit hard" is more idiomatic in this case.