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Stephenlearner Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
Once in a while, sometimes, from time to time?
Hi,
Are there differences betwen them?
Does "once in a while" express the lowest frequency?
Is "sometimes" the same as "from time to time"?
Once in while I go to see a movie.
From time to time I go to see a movie.
I feel the first sentence conveys the idea that he goes to see a movie twice a year, and the second sentence seems to tell us he goes to see a movie twice a month.
What do you think?
Thanks
Are there differences betwen them?
Does "once in a while" express the lowest frequency?
Is "sometimes" the same as "from time to time"?
Once in while I go to see a movie.
From time to time I go to see a movie.
I feel the first sentence conveys the idea that he goes to see a movie twice a year, and the second sentence seems to tell us he goes to see a movie twice a month.
What do you think?
Thanks
Top answer
I don't think so. Once in a while, from time to time, now and then, occasionally, every once in a while, every so often, now and again, at times, periodically, on and off —these all mean sometimes . All these terms are roughly the same in relative frequency and must rely on context for anything further: It snows once in a while / sometimes / every so often / etc in Yokohama .
- I don't think so.
- Once in a while, from time to time, now and then, occasionally, every once in a while, every so often, now and again, at times, periodically, on and off —these all mean sometimes .
- All these terms are roughly the same in relative frequency and must rely on context for anything further: It snows once in a while / sometimes / every so often / etc in Yokohama .
- = once every year or two.
- It rains once in a while / sometimes / every so often / etc in Yokohama = once every week or two.
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I don't think so.
Once in a while, from time to time, now and then, occasionally, every once in a while, every so often, now and again, at times, periodically, on and off—these all mean sometimes. All these terms are roughly the same in relative frequency and must rely on context for anything further:
It snows once in a while / sometimes / every so
Once in a while, from time to time, now and then, occasionally, every once in a while, every so often, now and again, at times, periodically, on and off—these all mean sometimes. All these terms are roughly the same in relative frequency and must rely on context for anything further:
It snows once in a while / sometimes / every so
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