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Surely not that difficult #1 (permalink) Wed Dec 08, 2004 14:24 pm   Surely not that difficult
 

Test No. incompl/elem-15 "An Easy Question", question 5

Oh, come on it's ......... not that difficult.

(a) quickly
(b) hardly
(c) always
(d) surely

Test No. incompl/elem-15 "An Easy Question", answer 5

Oh, come on it's surely not that difficult.

Correct answer: (d) surely

Your answer was: incorrect
Oh, come on it's quickly not that difficult.
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Surely #2 (permalink) Wed Dec 08, 2004 15:47 pm   Surely
 

Well, one person, let's call her Jane, asks another one (let's him Mike) a question.
Mike says that he has to think about Jane's question first because it is difficult to understand.
Jane replies, that no the question is not difficult, it's easy. Because she is convinced that her question is easy to answer she says the question surely (certainly) is easy.
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Surely not that difficult #4 (permalink) Fri Jun 17, 2005 7:14 am   Surely not that difficult
 

I chose hardly for its answer, but it wasn't right. Don't you think hardly sounds right to the ears than surely? Just a question. Thanks for your answer.
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Hardly #5 (permalink) Fri Jun 17, 2005 10:05 am   Hardly
 

As you know hardly is incorrect here because it means almost not so this would conflict with what the speaker actually wants to say.
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Surely not that difficult #6 (permalink) Thu Aug 20, 2009 19:27 pm   Surely not that difficult
 

But if I want to say that sometimes it's difficult but sometimes it's not, can I say: Oh, come on it's always not that difficult?
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Surely not that difficult #7 (permalink) Thu Aug 20, 2009 20:05 pm   Surely not that difficult
 

In that case, I would say "It's not always that difficult".
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Surely not that difficult #8 (permalink) Thu Aug 27, 2009 10:06 am   Surely not that difficult
 

Could you explane what does the word "that" mean in this sentence?
May I say "Oh, come on it's surely not difficult."
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