
I continue to be concerned about good writing. That’s why I want to point out to you that continual and continuous are not the same thing. Sure, they have the same root word: continue. They both refer to duration or length. But the root continue has many variations with slight but significant differences in meaning and usage from continuous.
Continuous means without stopping.
- Hannah kept up a continuous wail while Dad changed her diaper. (Poor Dad. There was no break, no reprieve, from the baby’s ear-splitting cries.)
But continual means repeated with intermittent breaks. Continue Reading…