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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
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"Once in a while" and "sometimes" is the same?

0 I aways says sometimes, but I read a sentece with "onde in a while"02br
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0Hi,02br
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00'Sometimes' is much more commonly said.02br
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00Generally speaking, 'once in a while' sounds a lot less frequent than 'sometimes'.02br
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00Best wishes, Clive0-
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0 Other options:02br
00now and then (now and again, in BrEng., I believe)02br
00occasionally02br
00from time to time 0-
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0Hi,02br
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00You can also say 'once in a long while', to further decrease the frequency.02br
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00Clive 0-
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0 01b00optilang wrote the following post at Tue, Jun 10 2008 7:28 PM:02b02br
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00Hi, 02br
00You can also say 'once in a long while', to further decrease the frequency.02br
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00Clive 02br
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00Clive, why are you posting as me?02br
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0 Ok, Thank you for all aswer!02br
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00Regards02br
00Vanessa 0-
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0now and then (now and again, in BrEng., I believe)02br
00Both are used in the UK 0-
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0 Also 01b00Every now and again02b00, 01b00Every now and then02b00, 02br
01b00Every once in a while02b00, 01b00every so often.02b0-
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