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sometime vs sometimes

English translation: At an indefinite or unstated time vs. on some occasions

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English term or phrase:sometime vs sometimes
Selected answer:At an indefinite or unstated time vs. on some occasions
Entered by: Fuad Yahya

02:48 May 3, 2003
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English term or phrase: sometime vs sometimes
bagaimana perbedaan dalam penggunaan kata sometimes dan sometime ..... ?

Im expecting for an explanation in indonesian but ...english is OK
antik
At an indefinite or unstated time vs. on some occasions
Explanation:
Sometime:

1. At an indefinite or unstated time: I'll meet you sometime this afternoon.

2. At an indefinite time in the future: Let's get together sometime.

3. Obsolete. Sometimes.

4. Archaic. Formerly.


Sometimes:

1. At times; now and then.

2. Obsolete. At some previous time; formerly.

As you can see, there is some overlap in old usage.
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Fuad Yahya
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5 +6At an indefinite or unstated time vs. on some occasions
Fuad Yahya
5 +3different sexual connotations
Jonathan Spector
4see explanation below
Kardi Kho


  

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28 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +6
At an indefinite or unstated time vs. on some occasions


Explanation:
Sometime:

1. At an indefinite or unstated time: I'll meet you sometime this afternoon.

2. At an indefinite time in the future: Let's get together sometime.

3. Obsolete. Sometimes.

4. Archaic. Formerly.


Sometimes:

1. At times; now and then.

2. Obsolete. At some previous time; formerly.

As you can see, there is some overlap in old usage.


    American Heritage Dictionary
Fuad Yahya
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Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Rafa Lombardino
26 mins
agree  pcovs
2 hrs
agree  Kardi Kho
6 hrs
agree  Anthony Indra
2 days 6 hrs
agree  Budi Prikuncoro
3 days 21 hrs
agree  AhmedAMS
204 days
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
different sexual connotations


Explanation:
Very good question. I once wrote a note to a woman saying, "I'd like to see you after class sometime." She returned it with an 's', "I'd like to see you after class sometimes." The difference was enough for me to give up on her.

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Note added at 2003-05-03 15:04:37 (GMT)
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It should be clear that I don\'t disagree with the previous answer.

Jonathan Spector
Israel
Local time: 03:41
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Kardi Kho: good example, John.
5 hrs
  -> Thank you
agree  Anthony Indra
2 days 4 hrs
  -> thanks
agree  Budi Prikuncoro
3 days 19 hrs
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
see explanation below


Explanation:
in Bahasa, sometime is suatu waktu, whereas sometimes is kadang-kadang.
you also have some time (two words)and it means beberapa/banyak waktu.


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Note added at 2003-05-03 10:10:02 (GMT)
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examples of usage:
Let\'s have dinner together sometime next week (mari makan malam bersama suatu waktu di minggu depan)
I sometimes go jogging in the morning (saya kadang2 lari pagi)
I\'m afraid it will take sometime to repair your computer (mungkin akan memakan beberapa saat untuk memperbaiki komputer anda)

HTH

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Note added at 2003-05-03 10:12:54 (GMT)
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typo

I\'m afraid it will take SOME TIME (two words, not one) to repair your computer.

Kardi Kho
Indonesia
Local time: 07:41
Native speaker of: Native in IndonesianIndonesian
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