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Allthewayanime Posted 15 years ago
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Getting better day by day vs gets better day by day

What's the difference between It gets better day by day vs It's getting better day by day?
  

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There is not really a semantic difference. Each has a slightly different feel to it, but it is more of a mood difference than it is an actual difference in meaning. To me the second sounds more cheerful, but to someone else it might have a completely different sound.

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  • There is not really a semantic difference.
  • Each has a slightly different feel to it, but it is more of a mood difference than it is an actual difference in meaning.
  • To me the second sounds more cheerful, but to someone else it might have a completely different sound.
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There is not really a semantic difference. Each has a slightly different feel to it, but it is more of a mood difference than it is an actual difference in meaning. To me the second sounds more cheerful, but to someone else it might have a completely different sound.
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allthewayanimeWhat's the difference between It gets better day by day vs It's getting better day by day?
It's the same difference that you find between any simple present and present continuous.

The simple form indicates something habitual; the continuous form indicates currently on-going action.

So the first implies a sort of "always in thes
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