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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary

Sometime,Eventually,Someday

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I am struggling with these words for a while now, and i have never been able to find a good explanation for the usage of these words.Could anyone explain to me what the difference between: sometime,eventually and someday is?Or are they interchangeable and mean exactly the same?The main problem for me is,that all three of them mean the same in my native language.Thank you very much in advance Emotion: smile
  

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They have a similar sense, but they are, in general, used differently. " ("Eventually" is usually used in technical or business situations. "Sometime" is ungrammatical in this context.

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  • They have a similar sense, but they are, in general, used differently.
  • " ("Eventually" is usually used in technical or business situations.
  • "Sometime" is ungrammatical in this context.
  • " ("Sometime" is usually used in casual, friendly contexts.
  • " ("Someday" is often used in a parting situation.
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They have a similar sense, but they are, in general, used differently. Some examples of usage:

"Eventually we'll fix this mess." ("Eventually" is usually used in technical or business situations. "Sometime" is ungrammatical in this context. "Someday" sounds too casual and familiar for a business or technical situation.)

"I'll see you sometime next week." ("Sometime" is usual
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All right Emotion: smileThank you very much,that helped me a lot
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