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jimbolauski@lemm.ee 8 months ago“Sometimes” is different than “Sometimes although not always”
That’s a common mistake to think that but sometimes and not always have the same meaning. Your mistake is so common that there are many articles highlighting this redundancy.
brians.wsu.edu/2016/05/31/sometimes-always/
sometimes always
Expressions like “not always,” “don’t always,” and “aren’t always” overlap in meaning with “sometimes,” but don’t belong in the same phrase with this word—they’re redundant.
“Sometimes I don’t always feel like jogging” doesn’t make any sense. Say either “sometimes I don’t feel like jogging” or “I don’t always feel like jogging.”
FfaerieOxide@kbin.social 8 months ago
The link you offered does not seem authoritative.
The example it proffered of:
Makes perfect sense.
Are you going to keep litigating "Sometimes inherently means sometimes not" or are you going to provide an example of a non-pejorative use of referring to a human being as though they themself were illegal?
jimbolauski@lemm.ee 8 months ago
I think a PHD in comparative literature is more than authoritative enough.
brians.wsu.edu
The quote was from a series of entries entitled “Common Errors in English Usage”
I’m sure it makes sense to you, there are many people that make that mistake.
Here’s another link. I’m still waiting for any link that shows sometimes can mean always.
beedictionary.com/…/sometimes_not_always_vs_somet…
FfaerieOxide@kbin.social 7 months ago
I'm happy for you ...or sorry that happened.
That's alot of words which notably are not an example of the adjective "illegal" being used as though it were a noun to describe a human being and it not being derogatory.
Come on, bill Clinton. You just gonna yap about what "is" is or you gonna prove your point? Make with the example.
jimbolauski@lemm.ee 7 months ago
Don’t get upset, lots of people have issues understanding how sometimes is used. I have a lot of trouble understanding the nuances of a 2nd language.
Looks like you’ve ran out of excuses, and moved to name calling. I’ve provided definitions of illegal and sometimes. Showing that illegal can be used as a noun and sometimes that the use of illegal as a noun is not derogatory.