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JKBelieve Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

Continued on or continued


this subject has been continued on from yesterday


this subject has been continued from yesderday



Which one's correct? when do I use continued on and when do I used continued?
  

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'Continue on' is an informal way of saying 'continue to continue': 'on' means 'further' or 'at length'. )

  • 'Continue on' is an informal way of saying 'continue to continue': 'on' means 'further' or 'at length'.
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'Continue on' is an informal way of saying 'continue to continue': 'on' means 'further' or 'at length'.

'This subject has (been) continued from yesterday' (Either active or passive seems OK to me here.)
'This subject has continued on for weeks, with no solution in sight.' (Here, passive voice seems awkward-- the structure suggests that the topic itself has endured.)

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