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Angliholic Posted 15 years ago
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Over the years//recently
The cost of living in this city has risen steadily over the years.
Hi,
Is "over the years" in the above interchangeable with "recently?" Thanks.
Hi,
Is "over the years" in the above interchangeable with "recently?" Thanks.
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Hi It depends on the context but, usually, "recently" would be in the nearer past.. - The cost of living in this city has risen steadily over the years [= perhaps, over the last five years] - The cost of living in this city has risen recently [= perhaps, in the last few months or year] Hope this helps, Dave
- Hi It depends on the context but, usually, "recently" would be in the nearer past..
- - The cost of living in this city has risen steadily over the years [= perhaps, over the last five years] - The cost of living in this city has risen recently [= perhaps, in the last few months or year] Hope this helps, Dave
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Hi
It depends on the context but, usually, "recently" would be in the nearer past..
- The cost of living in this city has risen steadily over the years
[= perhaps, over the last five years]
- The cost of living in this city has risen recently
[= perhaps, in the last few months or year]
Hope this helps, Dave
It depends on the context but, usually, "recently" would be in the nearer past..
- The cost of living in this city has risen steadily over the years
[= perhaps, over the last five years]
- The cost of living in this city has risen recently
[= perhaps, in the last few months or year]
Hope this helps, Dave
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AngliholicThe cost of living in this city has risen steadily over the years.
Is "over the years" in the above interchangeable with "recently?"No. 'recently' starts from a short time ago; 'over the years' starts from a much longer time ago.
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