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7 Apr 2020
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What is the difference between lately and recently ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between lately and recently ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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lately has a more continuous, repetitive meaning( similar to perfect tense) and doesnt work well for individual events whereas recently can be used for both.
For example,
“I went to the library lately" is not right but "I've been going to the library a lot lately" is fine. ("I went to the library recently" and "I've been going to the library a lot recently" are also both fine.)
"I haven't seen her lately" and "I haven't seen her recently" are both fine.
"Have you been to the movies lately?" and `Have you been to the movies recently?" are also both fine.
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