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Hhtt Posted 9 years ago
Vocabulary

most of the time v. usually v. often

"Most of the time, I don't believe it myself."

Does most of the time used above mean usually or often * ?

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" These are my "feeling" for the frequency adverbs: Most of the time — 98 times out of 100. Often — 80 times out of 100. Usually — 90 times out of 100.

  • " These are my "feeling" for the frequency adverbs: Most of the time — 98 times out of 100.
  • Often — 80 times out of 100.
  • Usually — 90 times out of 100.
  • Frequently — 60 times out of 100 Rarely — 10 times out of 100 Sometimes — 30 times out of 100 Always — 100 times out of 100 Never — 0 times out of 100
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hhtt"Most of the time, I don't believe it myself."
These are my "feeling" for the frequency adverbs:

Most of the time — 98 times out of 100.
Often — 80 times out of 100.
Usually — 90 times out of 100.
Frequently — 60 times out of 100
Rarely — 10 times out of 100
Sometimes — 30 times out of 100
Always — 100 ti
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AlpheccaStars hhtt"Most of the time, I don't believe it myself."These are my "feeling" for the frequency adverbs:Most of the time — 98 times out of 100. Often — 80 times out of 100.Usually — 90 times out of 100.Frequently — 60 times out of 100Rarely — 10 times out of 100Sometimes — 30 times our of 100Always — 100 times out of 100Never — 0 times out of 100
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hhttSo there are differences between them.
Yes.
Here is a longer list, in order of frequency:

always
constantly
nearly always
almost always (most of the time)
usually
generally
normally
regularly
often
frequently
sometimes
periodically
occasionally
now and then
once in a while
rarely

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