Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Gingerich Grammar Mistakes: Continual and Continuous

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Jon Gingerich is an editor, a fiction writer, and writes about politics and media. Click on the title to read the column in its entirety - including all of the twenty common mistakes.


You can learn more about Jon by clicking on his name.

 
Continual and Continuous


They’re similar, but there’s a difference. “Continual” means something that's always occurring, with obvious lapses in time. “Continuous” means something continues without any stops or gaps in between. e.g., The continual music made it the worst night of studying ever. e.g., Her continuous talking drove him crazy.