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Hi! I'm Roy,
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and today I'm going to tell you the difference
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between 'continuously' and 'continually'.
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Both of these words are adverbs,
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and they can be confusing.
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They look similar, but they have different meanings.
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'Continuously' means that something
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'doesn't stop or end'.
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He spoke continuously for 15 minutes.
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That means he spoke for 15 minutes without stopping.
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'Continually' is a 'repeated action
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that happens over a period of time'
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– so something starts and stops over some time.
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I continually tell my dog I love her.
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That means it's a repeated event. I say it many times.
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Well, that's all for today,
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but we here at BBC Learning English
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continually make new videos so keep watching!
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Bye!
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