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Habibaelgindy Posted 9 years ago
Vocabulary
What is the difference between..?
Carry on [with] and Continue with?
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Usually they mean near enough the same. "carry on with" feels a bit more informal. "carry on" has some other idiomatic meanings, some of which might be possibly followed by "with", where "continue" would not work.
- Usually they mean near enough the same.
- "carry on with" feels a bit more informal.
- "carry on" has some other idiomatic meanings, some of which might be possibly followed by "with", where "continue" would not work.
- For example, "He was carrying on with my wife" (= "having an affair with my wife").
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Usually they mean near enough the same. "carry on with" feels a bit more informal.
"carry on" has some other idiomatic meanings, some of which might be possibly followed by "with", where "continue" would not work. For example, "He was carrying on with my wife" (= "having an affair with my wife").
"carry on" has some other idiomatic meanings, some of which might be possibly followed by "with", where "continue" would not work. For example, "He was carrying on with my wife" (= "having an affair with my wife").
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