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English 1b3 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Every now and again/then; every once in a while

I read the paper every now and again/every now and then/every once in a while.

Often I see these phrases without 'every.'

Is omitting 'every' always allowed or only in informal writing, when we are mimicking speech?

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English 1b3 Is omitting 'every' always allowed If it's up to me to decide, I'd say it's always allowed. I don't see why it would be prohibited in formal writing. CJ

— CalifJim

  • English 1b3 Is omitting 'every' always allowed If it's up to me to decide, I'd say it's always allowed.
  • I don't see why it would be prohibited in formal writing.
  • CJ
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English 1b3Is omitting 'every' always allowed
If it's up to me to decide, I'd say it's always allowed. I don't see why it would be prohibited in formal writing.

CJ
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CalifJim
English 1b3Is omitting 'every' always allowed
If it's up to me to decide, I'd say it's always allowed. I don't see why it would be prohibited in formal writing.

CJ
That's good enough for me! To my ear it sounds not quite right omitting every (or at least not as natural when included), probably because I no
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Oh, and I just remembered...Could you please take a look at this thread of mine? Avangi and I are baffled.



We know the tense exists (though perhaps my first post would lead you to think otherwise), but I cannot find it through a simple google search, so perhaps you can give us an explanation.

Ta
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