some time vs sometime vs sometimes - Common Mistakes and Confusing Words in English

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some time / sometime vs sometimes	Some time means a period of time. For example:- "It took Lynne some time to spot Hekner's post." Sometime indicates a time in the future or the past which is not known or not stated. For example:- "They hoped to meet up sometime." Not to be confused with sometimes of course, which means on some occasions but not always or often. For example:- "Sometimes Lynne misses posts in the forum." For Hekner

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some time / sometime
vs
sometimes

Some time means a period of time.

For example:-

"It took Lynne some time to spot Hekner's post."

Sometime indicates a time in the future or the past which is not known or not stated.

For example:-

"They hoped to meet up sometime."

Not to be confused with sometimes of course, which means on some occasions but not always or often.

For example:-

"Sometimes Lynne misses posts in the forum."

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