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Lucas21c Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
'day by day' versus 'daily'
Could you tell me whether I can replace 'daily' with 'day by day' in the following sentence? Thank you in advance.
Many cars traverse the bridge [daily/day by day].
Many cars traverse the bridge [daily/day by day].
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lucas21c Could you tell me whether I can replace 'daily' with 'day by day' in the following sentence? Yes. You can't.
- lucas21c Could you tell me whether I can replace 'daily' with 'day by day' in the following sentence?
- Yes.
- You can't.
- "day by day" is used when there are changes (usually gradual).
- The corn is growing taller day by day.
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lucas21cCould you tell me whether I can replace 'daily' with 'day by day' in the following sentence?Yes. You can't. "day by day" is used when there are changes (usually gradual).
The corn is growing taller day by day.
In your sentence cars cross the bridge every day, i.e., daily.
On the other hand, people sometimes use 'day
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"Day by day" is a very poetic phrase, rarely if ever used in everyday speech. The famous theme song from the opera Godspell is "Day by Day."
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