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[hasanskaf]

What is the difference between " sometimes" and " sometime"?

[vv0510_vn]

Hello,

"sometimes' is an adverb of frequency.
Example: I sometimes go to the cinema!

"sometime" is an adverb and used when you talk about an unspecific point of time.
Example: I'll see you somtime in the future! (You don't know when exactly you can see that person again)

[RonBee]

Originally Posted by vv0510_vn

Hello,

"sometimes' is an adverb of frequency.
Example: I sometimes go to the cinema!

"sometime" is an adverb and used when you talk about an unspecific point of time.
Example: I'll see you somtime in the future! (You don't know when exactly you can see that person again)

Excellent!

[Casiopea]

There's also the adjective + noun phrase some time:

Ex: It will take some time for me to learn the difference between sometimes and sometime.

From The University of Victoria's Writer Guide:

Some time as two words means a span of time:
Ex: "We spent some time in the lion's cage."

Sometime as one word means "at an unspecified time":
Ex:"Let's have lunch sometime."

Sometimes means "now and then":
Ex: "Sometimes I go to the gravel pit and roll around in the sand."

[Barb_D]

Let's not forget the adjective version of sometime, meaning occasional. It's probably a casual use, and according to one look, it's still not fully approved by the usage panel, but used as in: "I think I'll ask Brad, my sometime boyfriend, to be my date at my sister's wedding."

[vv0510_vn]

Originally Posted by RonBee

Excellent!

Thank you for your compliment!