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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary
presently vs currently
0 Could you please explain the difference between them?Is there a concrete difference in meaning, or can they be used interchangebly? thanks 0-
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0 The two adverbs have the same meaning of 'now', 'at the present time'. However, 'presently' sounds a bit formal. Besides, it can also be used to mean 'soon'.
- 0 The two adverbs have the same meaning of 'now', 'at the present time'.
- However, 'presently' sounds a bit formal.
- Besides, it can also be used to mean 'soon'.
- 'Currently' may have the sense of 'frequently'.
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0 The two adverbs have the same meaning of 'now', 'at the present time'. However, 'presently' sounds a bit formal. Besides, it can also be used to mean 'soon'. 'Currently' may have the sense of 'frequently'. 0-
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00 Do you have an example or two for that? I'm not sure I understand what you mean. 0-
01 cite 10 Conchita57 12 cite 10 'Currently' may have the sense of 'frequently'. 12 blockquote10 Hi Conchita 02 br
00 Do you have an example or two for that? I'm not sure I understand what you mean. 0-
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01 cite 10 Yankee 12 cite 11 blockquote11 cite 20 Conchita57 22 cite 20 'Currently' may have the sense of 'frequently'. 22 blockquote20 Hi Conchita 12 br
10 Do you have an example or two for that? I'm not sure I understand what you mean. 12 br
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0 That's not a usage I've seen or am familiar with. Is it British? 0-
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01 cite 10 Grammar Geek 12 cite 10 That's not a usage I've seen or am familiar with. Is it British? 12 br10 If you're not familiar with it, then it must be only British English. After all it's the dialect I've been most exposed to. 0-
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00 I think this is quite an unusual use. I still see it with the meaning of 'now' rather than regularly or commonly. The questions that are asked most at the current time. I don't think you'd say 'the most currently asked questions in the 1940s were...' 0-
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00 I think this is quite an unusual use. I still see it with the meaning of 'now' rather than regularly or commonly. The questions that are asked most at the current time. I don't think you'd say 'the most currently asked questions in the 1940s were...' 0-
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0 Thanks Conchita. If I've understood you correctly, you're saying that the sense of "frequently" that you mentioned would be mainly a very indirect interpretation -- "frequent" or "common" only because that is what is tending to happen especially now or at the moment? 0-
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01 cite 10 Yankee 12 cite 10 Thanks Conchita. If I've understood you correctly, you're saying that the sense of "frequently" that you mentioned would be mainly a very indirect interpretation -- "frequent" or "common" only because that is what is tending to happen especially now or at the moment? 12 br
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Current and present both mean "now". However currently means "now" but presently means "soon", which is entirely different.
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hello
the words can be tricky because although they mean "happening now" there is a right way and a wrong way of using such words
Use currently to suggest something happening now and use presently to mean something happening soon.
example: I am currently on the honor roll
this will be examined presently in more detail
the words can be tricky because although they mean "happening now" there is a right way and a wrong way of using such words
Use currently to suggest something happening now and use presently to mean something happening soon.
example: I am currently on the honor roll
this will be examined presently in more detail
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