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Ptrenglish Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
Sometimes or sometime?
Hi, everyone! Please help me with these sentences:
"All this doesn’t mean that antidepressants aren’t sometimes helpful. Even with their limitations and side effects, they can be."
I think what the author means is "All this doesn't mean that antidepressants aren't helpful." But the word "sometimes" makes me confused. Because "antidepressants aren't sometimes helpful" means that "antidepressant are generally helpful" but "sometimes they aren't helpful", right?
Or it's a typo? If the correct word was "sometime", the sentence would mean "generally antidepressant aren't helpful", but "in some cases they are helpful"? Do I understand correctly?
Thanks for your help!
"All this doesn’t mean that antidepressants aren’t sometimes helpful. Even with their limitations and side effects, they can be."
I think what the author means is "All this doesn't mean that antidepressants aren't helpful." But the word "sometimes" makes me confused. Because "antidepressants aren't sometimes helpful" means that "antidepressant are generally helpful" but "sometimes they aren't helpful", right?
Or it's a typo? If the correct word was "sometime", the sentence would mean "generally antidepressant aren't helpful", but "in some cases they are helpful"? Do I understand correctly?
Thanks for your help!
Top answer
" Let's have lunch sometime next week. Sometimes means occasionally . Sometimes I feel sad.
- " Let's have lunch sometime next week.
- Sometimes means occasionally .
- Sometimes I feel sad.
- "
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ptrenglishIf the correct word was "sometime"Sometime means "at some particular but undetermined time." Let's have lunch sometime next week.
Sometimes means occasionally. Sometimes I feel sad.
The sentence is connect and means "in some cases / occasionally they are helpful."
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ptrenglishAll this doesn’t mean that antidepressants aren’t sometimes helpful."All this doesn't mean that antidepressants aren't sometimes helpful" means that "all this" does not contradict the fact that antidepressants are sometimes helpful.
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