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Phxsunstoon Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Sometimes

Why is it sometime sometimes is spelled with an s at the end and other time without?

What are the difference between sometime and sometimes?
  

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There are four permutations, phxsunstoon, each with its own meaning: sometime = at an unspecified time: Let's have lunch sometime. sometimes = occasionally: I eat lunch at Starbucks sometimes. some time = a considerable length of time: I haven't seen my brother for some time.

  • There are four permutations, phxsunstoon, each with its own meaning: sometime = at an unspecified time: Let's have lunch sometime.
  • sometimes = occasionally: I eat lunch at Starbucks sometimes.
  • some time = a considerable length of time: I haven't seen my brother for some time.
  • some times = unspecified time periods: Some times are economically good, and some are not.
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There are four permutations, phxsunstoon, each with its own meaning:

sometime = at an unspecified time: Let's have lunch sometime.
sometimes = occasionally: I eat lunch at Starbucks sometimes.
some time = a considerable length of time: I haven't seen my brother for some time.
some times = unspecified time periods: Some time

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