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Continual vs Continuous

Continualadjective

occurring without interruption; chiefly restricted to what recurs regularly or frequently in a prolonged and closely spaced series

Continuousadjective

continuing in time or space without interruption

The difference

Continual means repeated with breaks. Continuous means unbroken. Continual interruptions; a continuous line.

How to keep them apart

Continuous is uninterrupted — the u runs straight through.

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