Often vs most of the time
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Does "often" mean "most of the time"?
If so, is there any difference between them?
Would you please explain it simply? My English is not good.
1: She is often scared to try new things.
2: This restaurant is often busy.
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Siavash Moghaddasian Without your helps, English learning would be too difficult. Without your help , learning English would be too difficult. Siavash Moghaddasian Does "often" mean "most of the time"?
- Siavash Moghaddasian Without your helps, English learning would be too difficult.
- Without your help , learning English would be too difficult.
- Siavash Moghaddasian Does "often" mean "most of the time"?
- No.
- That would be "more often than not".
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Siavash MoghaddasianWithout your helps, English learning would be too difficult.
Without your help, learning English would be too difficult.
Siavash MoghaddasianDoes "often" mean "most of the time"?
No. That would be "more often than not".
0Does "often" mean "most of the time"? No, see below.
often means many times. eg I often phone my mother. Yesterday, I phoned her 20 times.
mot of the time eg Most of the time, I talk to my mother on the phone. Yesterday, I phoned her at 9am and I didn't hang up the phone until 8pm.
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