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Je_nie_dieu Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary

expression with again

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01b00I'm not a regular swimmer but I go ... and again.02b02br
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0Do you mean the expression "again and again"? That means you do something over and over, you do, and do it, and do it again. 0-

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  • 0Do you mean the expression "again and again"?
  • That means you do something over and over, you do, and do it, and do it again.
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0Do you mean the expression "again and again"? That means you do something over and over, you do, and do it, and do it again. But that WOULD make you a regular at whatever it is you are doing.02br
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00What is it you are trying to say, and then we can try to figure out what goes in the blank?0-
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0 now and again = occassionally. 0-
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0 I'm not a regular swimmer, but I go every now and again (or "every now and then"). 02br
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00anyway, it means "sometimes", but I don't think it's very common. A much more common alternative is "from time to time".0240hrefhttp://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/every+now+and+again
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0 Ah - good job guys! Every now and again... 0-
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0 And what do you think about "time and again" ? The dictionary states it's "often", would it make me a regular swimmer? 0-
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0time and again means repeatedly rather than often (IMO), and it doesn't seem to fit in this context. It also seems to refer to something that has happened a lot in the past and may not necessarily be repeated in future (although it could be).02br
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00I've usually heard it in negative contexts 'They were warned time and again not to play on the railway tracks.' 0-
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