continued = continuing = continuous

[panicmonger]

1. continued
2. continuing
3. continuous

I know no 1. = 2., but I do not whether no 1. or 2. = 3.?

I hope you understand my question.

Thank you so much

 

[5jj]

1. continued
2. continuing
3. continuous

I know no 1. = 2., but I do not whether no 1. or 2. = 3.?

I hope you understand my question.

Thank you so much

continued = ongoing, existing as before = continuing.
continuous = happening/being without interruption, without space.
continual = repeated many times.

Many native speakers use continual and continuous as synonyms for both senses.

 

[panicmonger]

continued = ongoing, existing as before = continuing.
continuous = happening/being without interruption, without space.
continual = repeated many times.

Many native speakers use continual and continuous as synonyms for both senses.

Inferring from your reply, continued/continuing <> continuous <> continual

Am I right about it?
Thank you again.

 

[Barb_D]

I have to look these up often, because like many other natives, I do have trouble remembering the difference. (I have trouble remembering historic and historical, too.)

Here's a link to a post that may help:
How to use "continued", "continuous", "continuing", "continual"?

(Yes, that's me there too)

 

[5jj]

Barb_D is not alone! I checked in a dictionary before I submitted my answer here.

 

[Barb_D]

Sorry! I didn't mean to imply that you were incorrect at all, but I liked that particular usage note because it not only gives nice examples, but throws in a couple other words that are in the same general category.

 

[Eden Darien]

i just want to add two similar things..

continuity and continuance.. How are they might differ from the examples above?

 

[BobK]

i just want to add two similar things..

continuity and continuance.. How are they might differ from the examples above?

Easy: they're nouns. Something that is continuous has continuity.

Continuance has a legal meaning: Continuance - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia .

I believe it is also used sometimes to mean 'continuation' (the act of continuing), but rarely (I think) because of the possible confusion with that legalistic sense..

b

PS I'm sure you can sort out the orange mistake.

 

[crazYgeeK]

How might they differ from the examples above ?
Is that ?

 

[Eden Darien]

Easy: they're nouns. Something that is continuous has continuity.

Continuance has a legal meaning: Continuance - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia .

I believe it is also used sometimes to mean 'continuation' (the act of continuing), but rarely (I think) because of the possible confusion with that legalistic sense..

b

PS I'm sure you can sort out the orange mistake.

YES. Yo have found my Achilles' Heel here

How They Might Differ from... (If this is still wrong I'm going to bang my head on the wall) I'm not good at grammar but I'd love to imbibe vocabulary ;-)

 

[BobK]

YES. Yo have found my Achilles' Heel here

How They Might Differ from... (If this is still wrong I'm going to bang my head on the wall) I'm not good at grammar but I'd love to imbibe vocabulary ;-)

:up: - but informal (because there's an implied 'I just wanted to know...'). To make it a direct question it has to be 'How might they differ...?' ; and in either case, the modal's a bit odd. If you're pretty sure there's a difference, then the question would be 'How do they differ...?' or 'What's the difference...?' ;-)

b

 

[panicmonger]

1. continued/continuing = existing in the same state without change or
interruption.

2. continuous = still happening or existing for a period of time without interruption or pause.

In my humble opinion, inferring from the definitions above, I realized that "conitnued/continuing" implies a state in its nature whereas "continuous" implies an action in its nature.


Their difference may be similar to the difference between state verbs and actions verbs.

It's just my view, perhaps you have a better way of understanding it.
Please feel free to share it.

 

[Eden Darien]

:up: - but informal (because there's an implied 'I just wanted to know...'). To make it a direct question it has to be 'How might they differ...?' ; and in either case, the modal's a bit odd. If you're pretty sure there's a difference, then the question would be 'How do they differ...?' or 'What's the difference...?' ;-)

b

Thanks, you have my gratitude :roll:
I think I have to dig my grammar books and start from a scratch again... :-o