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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

Continuing, continuous

what is the difference between continuing and continuous?
  

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In some cases they're interchangeable. If we look at them both as adjectives, "continuous" means "unbroken" and "continuing" usually means "from a given point onward" - according to my experience. Both can describe time or distance.

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  • In some cases they're interchangeable.
  • If we look at them both as adjectives, "continuous" means "unbroken" and "continuing" usually means "from a given point onward" - according to my experience.
  • Both can describe time or distance.
  • At one time, route 66 was a continuous length of highway, stretching from Los Angeles to Chicago.
  • Ever since I've known you, your complaining has been continuous .
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In some cases they're interchangeable.

If we look at them both as adjectives, "continuous" means "unbroken" and "continuing" usually means "from a given point onward" - according to my experience.
Both can describe time or distance.

At one time, route 66 was a continuous length of highway, stretching from Los Angeles to Chicago.

Ever since I've
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