Which is gramatically correct? Which makes the most sense??
2006-10-13 05:48:31 · 16 answers · asked by belinda 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
To that first answer you received.....grammatically or gramatically?? "Can hardly wait" is the GRAMMATICALLY correct way.
2006-10-13 05:56:29 · answer #1 · answered by my_new_improved_id 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
"Can hardly wait..." is gramatically correct. It means you can not wait patiently.
To use the venacular "can't hardly wait", the word "hardly" already implies the verb is negative. For example, "the music was so soft, that I could hardly hear it"
For this reason, "can't hardly.." is really a double-negative. (even though it sounds beter that way)
Hope this helps you.
2006-10-17 03:30:32 · answer #2 · answered by ca_christopher1965 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The correct answer is "Can hardly wait." Can't hardly wait is wrong because it would be a double negative.
2006-10-13 06:36:39 · answer #3 · answered by pOtCchickaa 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Can hardly wait!! That sounds more professional and gramatically more correct.
2006-10-13 05:50:55 · answer #4 · answered by Great Nurse 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Can hardly wait is correct
2006-10-13 05:56:50 · answer #5 · answered by twopastmidnight 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
can hardly wait. people think the other one is correct because of the movie "Can't Hardly Wait"
2006-10-13 07:55:59 · answer #6 · answered by squeeky1 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't know if it's grammatically correct, but I would go with can hardly wait, because saying can't hardly wait sounds redundant.
2006-10-13 05:57:42 · answer #7 · answered by *Jessy* 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Can hardly wait.
"Hardly" is a form of a negative, therefore you can't add another negative (can't) to the sentence and be grammatically correct.
2006-10-13 05:55:56 · answer #8 · answered by jurydoc 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Can hardly wait is correct. " Can't hardly wait "sounds bad.
I can't wait would also be correct.
I can't hardly wait reminds me of something you might hear at the county fair, as in, " I can't hardly wait fer them juicy steaks
to come off that there griddle. I ain't got one yet."
2006-10-13 08:06:37 · answer #9 · answered by True Blue 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i will hardly wait till at last i see my sweetheart back. i'm going to bypass to him in Georgia in June and then pass there for stable in August. that's the happiest day of my existence while i'm with my loving guy for the the remainder of our lives.
2016-12-08 14:12:44 · answer #10 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋