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Michelia Posted 19 years ago
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from time to time, sometimes and at times
0 Could you please help me distinguish 'from time to time", " sometimes" and " at times" ? Are they synonymous? 02 br
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00 By the way, I wonder if the use of 'distinguish' in my sentence is ok, because there are three phrases. I often see distinguish+between, and between is used for two things only (as far as I know). If I use distinguish+among, is that ok? Or should I replace it by another word here? Should I say: could you please tell me the differences among 'from time to time', 'sometimes' and 'at times'? 02 br
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00 Thanks for your help 0-
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00 By the way, I wonder if the use of 'distinguish' in my sentence is ok, because there are three phrases. I often see distinguish+between, and between is used for two things only (as far as I know). If I use distinguish+among, is that ok? Or should I replace it by another word here? Should I say: could you please tell me the differences among 'from time to time', 'sometimes' and 'at times'? 02 br
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00 Thanks for your help 0-
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0 G'day Michelia, 02 br 02 br 00 Your suppositions are correct regarding the use of distinguish among and between but I do not think that this will apply directly to your sentence construstion which is very formal. 02 br 02 br 00 I can not see any differences between the three phrases. 02 br 02 br 00 Stannum 0-
- 0 G'day Michelia, 02 br 02 br 00 Your suppositions are correct regarding the use of distinguish among and between but I do not think that this will apply directly to your sentence construstion which is very formal.
- 02 br 02 br 00 I can not see any differences between the three phrases.
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0 G'day Michelia, 02 br
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00 Your suppositions are correct regarding the use of distinguish among and between but I do not think that this will apply directly to your sentence construstion which is very formal. The only way that I can save that particular construction is to add a from thus. 02 br
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00 Could you please help me distinguish 'from time to time
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00 Your suppositions are correct regarding the use of distinguish among and between but I do not think that this will apply directly to your sentence construstion which is very formal. The only way that I can save that particular construction is to add a from thus. 02 br
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00 Could you please help me distinguish 'from time to time
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0 These are synonymous. 01 i 00 from time to time; (every) now and then; (every) once in a while; occasionally 02 i 02 br
00 These are synonymous: 01 i 00 sometimes; at times 02 i 02 br
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00 And the second group is nearly synonymous with the first group. You can use the first group when you want to place particular emphasis on th
00 These are synonymous: 01 i 00 sometimes; at times 02 i 02 br
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00 And the second group is nearly synonymous with the first group. You can use the first group when you want to place particular emphasis on th
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0 Thank you for your explanation.. 02 br
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00 I still have a question. My teacher of english always emphasize that 'between' is used for 01 u 00 two 02 u 00 things only, for a group of things ( more than two), 'among' should be used. However, I have never seen someone use differences , and Stannum also suggest that i should use ' the differences between 01
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00 I still have a question. My teacher of english always emphasize that 'between' is used for 01 u 00 two 02 u 00 things only, for a group of things ( more than two), 'among' should be used. However, I have never seen someone use differences , and Stannum also suggest that i should use ' the differences between 01
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0 I think that differences can only be explained by comparison of two things at a time. 02 br
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00 It seems to me that the difference between A and B, the difference between B and C, and the difference between A and C are all included in the expression "the differences between A, B, and C". So "difference(s)" may be an exception to the rule, since a difference is a bi
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00 It seems to me that the difference between A and B, the difference between B and C, and the difference between A and C are all included in the expression "the differences between A, B, and C". So "difference(s)" may be an exception to the rule, since a difference is a bi
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01 cite 10 CalifJim 12 cite 10 I think that differences can only be explained by comparison of two things at a time. 12 blockquote10 I could not have said that as well myself. 02 br
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