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Mrs. Bluezette's Grammar Guide
continuous/continual
When Mrs. B hears "we'll have continuous coverage of this story,"
she has to stifle a giggle.
"Continuous" means uninterrupted.
You hear it on the radio all the time: "Continuous soft rock favorites
all day."
That would mean no station ID, no commercials, nada.
The correct word is "continual."
It means frequently repeated.
v
We'll have CONTINUAL coverage of the train wreck.
Now don't go thumping yourself on the head for having made the
"continuous/continual" mistake.
The next time you have the opportunity, maybe you won't.
Learning anything, including grammar rules, takes time, as Charlie
Brown knows only too well:
"Sometimes I lie awake at night, and I ask, `Where have I gone
wrong?' Then a voice says to me, `This is going to take more
than one night.'"
