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continuous
Be careful not to confuse 'continuous' with 'continual'. 'Continuous' means something happens without any stop or gap at all (like a circle or a steady stream of water). 'Continual' usually describes something that happens repeatedly with short breaks in between (like a continual series of interruptions).
💬Casual Conversation
🎬Tuesday afternoon, Karen is at a PTA meeting while Eleanor is home alone.
Eleanor Smith
KAREN THE BEEPING ON THIS NEW PHONE IS CONTINUOUS. HELP.
Karen Smith
Just turn it off, Eleanor. I'm totally swamped right now.
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Eleanor is struggling with her technology, using 'continuous' to describe the unrelenting nature of the phone alerts. Karen uses the idiom 'swamped' to indicate she is overwhelmed with work/meetings and has little patience for her mother-in-law's tech issues.