keannu
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For the frequency order of the following words.
Do you perceive them as in the table?
1.sometimes vs occasionally - Is "'occasional" perceived as lower than "sometimes"?
2. usually vs normally - Is "normally" perceived as lower than "usually"? Before I thought the two are the same.
https://www.grammar.cl/Basic/Adverbs_Frequency.htm
Do you perceive them as in the table?
1.sometimes vs occasionally - Is "'occasional" perceived as lower than "sometimes"?
2. usually vs normally - Is "normally" perceived as lower than "usually"? Before I thought the two are the same.
https://www.grammar.cl/Basic/Adverbs_Frequency.htm
Frequency | Adverb of Frequency | Example Sentence |
---|---|---|
100% | always | I always go to bed before 11 p.m. |
90% | usually | I usually have cereal for breakfast. |
80% | normally / generally | I normally go to the gym. |
70% | often* / frequently | I often surf the internet. |
50% | sometimes | I sometimes forget my wife's birthday. |
30% | occasionally | I occasionally eat junk food. |
10% | seldom | I seldom read the newspaper. |
5% | hardly ever / rarely | I hardly ever drink alcohol. |
0% | never | I never swim in the sea. |