@ai @Suiseiseki @mimorinka I almost didn't notice it but you're right. I would never say "hard rain" but I do say "raining hard" altho I think I favor "heavily"

but I don't think there's actually anything wrong with "hard rain" per se? I think seeing something like "it was a hard rain" would be normal in older literature

it's always a little weird to stop and think about english this way. second nature and I can't easily explain most of it

> hard rain or heavy rain

"it was raining hard" or "they often get heavy rain there"

it is raining heavily here. there was remarkably heavy rain earlier today. the forecast said it would be wet but it hardly even sprinkled. I can't believe he was riding his bike in that downpour. that deluge yesterday was unbelievable!