some time / sometime vs sometimes
- some time / sometime vs sometimes
Some time means a period of time.
For example:-
"It took Lynne some time to spot Hekner's post."
Sometime indicates a time in the future or the past which is not known or not stated.
For example:-
"They hoped to meet up sometime."
Not to be confused with sometimes of course, which means on some occasions but not always or often.
For example:-
"Sometimes Lynne misses posts in the forum."
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some time / sometime vs sometimes — Some time means a period of time. For example: It took Lynne some time to spot Hekner s post. Sometime indicates a time in the future or the past which is not known or not stated. For example: They hoped to meet up sometime. Not… … English dictionary of common mistakes and confusing words
some time / sometime vs sometimes — Some time means a period of time. For example: It took Lynne some time to spot Hekner s post. Sometime indicates a time in the future or the past which is not known or not stated. For example: They hoped to meet up sometime. Not… … English dictionary of common mistakes and confusing words
some time / sometime / sometimes — Some time refers to a considerable period of time: I need some time to think about it. Sometime refers to an indistinct or unstated time in the future: I ll see you around sometime. Sometimes is an adverb meaning continually, off and on … Confused words
some time / sometime / sometimes — Some time refers to a considerable period of time: I need some time to think about it. Sometime refers to an indistinct or unstated time in the future: I ll see you around sometime. Sometimes is an adverb meaning continually, off and on … Confused words
some time / sometime / sometimes — Some time refers to a considerable period of time: I need some time to think about it. Sometime refers to an indistinct or unstated time in the future: I ll see you around sometime. Sometimes is an adverb meaning continually, off and on … Confused words
some time, sometime, sometimes — When some is used as an adjective and time as a noun, the expression is written as two words meaning an indefinite time : She and I met some time (not sometime) that year. As an adverb, sometime means at a point in time : I went to the store… … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
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some|time — «SUHM tym», adverb, adjective. –adv. 1. at one time or another: »Come to see us sometime. 2. at an indefinite time: »It came sometime in March. 3. chaic. sometimes. 4. Archaic. formerly. –adj. 1. former: »Alice Brown, a sometime pupil of our… … Useful english dictionary
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