Sentence and Vocabualry

[Peter Chung]

Is the following sentence correct and clear in meaning?

I am a hard person and can do the library job very well.

Although the sentence is correct in grammar, it seems to be unclear in meaning.
In fact, it sounds awkward to me. Yes, the word "hard" could mean "performing
with great persistence." But we use the word in this sense mostly in the sentence
like "He is a hard worker." The phrase "a hard person" would immediately give me
an impression that he or she is difficult to please or get along with. And, to me
"a hard person" could also mean that he or she is too calculating to deal with.
In a word, it is difficult for me to associate a hard person with a hard-working person.

Thanks a lot.

Peter Chung

[Rover_KE]

If you are hard-working why not say so?

The first thing I think of when I hear a hard man is a tough guy, showing no signs of weakness - a quality necessary for a mercenary, say, rather than for a librarian.

As your question is about I am a hard person, that should have been your title. I have told you this before.

Rover

[Peter Chung]

Thank you, Rover. Now I know how to write the title.

Peter Chung