Continual vs Continuous
continual
repeated with breaks
continuous
uninterrupted
How to tell them apart
continuOUS = one Unbroken Stream, no gaps. continuAL = repeated Again and again with pAuses in between (the A = gAps).
Test yourself
Fill in the blank: “Only one of these words means repeated with breaks. That word is ______.”
Choose: continual or continuous
Show answer
Answer: continual
Continual means repeated with breaks, which matches repeated with breaks. Continuous means uninterrupted, so it is the wrong choice here.
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