Use three (or 3) times, not thrice. 'Thrice' is rarely used any more in English.I always use "three times" instead of "thrice".
In manual writing, which is better to put?
Thrice is for magic, fairy tales and Harry Potter, not manuals.
And for amusing quotes from Carry On films.
And for amusing quotes from Carry On films.
See more here British National Corpus (BYU-BNC) , and don't worry about 'repured'. It's from a very old source, and seems from context to mean 'refined'; it's not a word I'd met until today. ;-)1 THRICE-WEEKLY 6
2 THRICE-MARRIED 3
3 THRICE-DECORATED 2
4 THRICE-YEARLY 1
5 THRICE-TAKEN 1
6 THRICE-RISEN 1
7 THRICE-REPURED 1
8 THRICE-HAPPY 1
9 THRICE-BLESSED 1
Good. There's one other usage that is worthy of note. Although the word 'thrice' is rare except in the special contexts we've mentioned, it is still used in several composite adjectives. BNC lists these:
See more here British National Corpus (BYU-BNC) , and don't worry about 'repured'. It's from a very old source, and seems from context to mean 'refined'; it's not a word I'd met until today. ;-)
And not that these can have special meanings as well. An old soldier can be 'thrice-decorated', but not a kitchen (however much it may need decorating!)
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No self-respecting American would be caught dead using thrice, even once. I have, on occasion, specifically to get a reaction ;-)
1 THRICE-WEEKLY 36
2 THRICE-MARRIED 8
3 THRICE-WHIPPED 4
4 THRICE-REPEATED 3
5 THRICE-YEARLY 3
6 THRICE-DAILY 3
7 THRICE-DIVORCED 3
8 THRICE-CONVICTED 2
9 THRICE-ANNUAL 2
10 THRICE-CURSED
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No self-respecting American would be caught dead using thrice, even once. I have, on occasion, specifically to get a reaction ;-)
Thank you for lots of information. I can grasp the difference between "three times" and "thrice", and used "three times" in my manual.
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