
wordlover-2011-03-15
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The Word of the Day for March 15th is continual, spelled C-O-N-T-I-N-U-A-L.
Continual is an ajective that means continuing indefinitely in time without interruption. It can also mean recurring in steady usually rapid succession. Here is the word used in a sentence.
The continual blaring of the car alarm outside made it very difficult for us to focus on our work.
Since the mid-19th century, many grammarians have drawn a distinction between the words "continual" and "continuous." They insist that "continual" should only mean "occurring at regular intervals," as in "the teacher was annoyed by their continual interruptions," whereas "continuous" should be used to mean "continuing without interruption," as in "the batteries provided power for up to five hours of continuous use." This distinction overlooks the fact that the word "continual" is the older one and was used with both meanings for centuries before "continuous" appeared on the scene. The prescribed sense of "continuous" became established only in the 19th century, and it never succeeded in completely driving out the equivalent sense of "continual." Today, "continual" is the more likely of the two to mean "recurring," but it also continues to be used, as it has been since the 14th century, with the meaning "continuing without interruption."
With your Word of the Day, I'm Peter Sokolowski.
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