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27 February
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What is the difference between once in a while and every once in a while ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between once in a while and every once in a while ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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These mean the same thing: occasionally, rarely, infrequently.
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These mean the same thing: occasionally, rarely, infrequently.
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@alejandrarom455 "Every once in a while" is unnatural expression and should be discarded right now 😉
@alejandrarom455 "Every once in a while" is unnatural expression and should be discarded right now 😉
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no creo que haya un diferencia entre once in a while y every once in a while, pero every once in a while suena mas natural para mi
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I'd actually disagree with @tomaz_ . "Every once in a while" is a normal expression, just like "Every day of the week".
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@jpear1 Feel free to disagree with me 😉
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@tomaz_ Thank you so much!! I'll keep that in mind! 😁
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@tor837 Thank youu!! I'll try to use more "once in a while" 😊
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@jpear1 Thank you so much!!! I heard it from a youtuber, in fact they translate the same to Spanish, it seems that there is no problem, thanks! 😊
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