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Hi Ardec,
''Annual' (annually) is more, if you like, the official word for 'each year' and is used in expressions like: annual report/annual meeting/annual audit and so on. And of course this applies to the adverb 'annually'.'Yearly' is one of those strange words that looks as if it should just be an adverb but it is the same spelling for both adjective and adverb. It is used in a more informal way but also means 'each year' as in: The chess club meets yearly or The yearly meeting of the handicraft group.
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| #3 (permalink) Thu Apr 02, 2009 9:46 am annually versus yearly |
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| Thanks Alan! I work with scientific texts, so for me annually would be more suitable. |
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| #4 (permalink) Thu Apr 02, 2009 11:14 am annually versus yearly |
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Good morning Ardec, nice to see your sunny face again.
What a beautiful setting for a beautiful picture.
Kitosdad.
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| #5 (permalink) Thu Apr 02, 2009 11:36 am annually versus yearly |
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Good morning Kitosdad,
Yes, working away again - thank you for the compliment; the setting was in my friend's garden - beautiful, indeed. |
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| #6 (permalink) Thu Apr 02, 2009 12:24 pm annually versus yearly |
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Not really, you look better.
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| #7 (permalink) Thu Apr 02, 2009 14:32 pm annually versus yearly |
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| Romance is in the air !! |
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| #8 (permalink) Thu Apr 02, 2009 15:00 pm annually versus yearly |
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| Very funny...jealous? :-) |
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| #9 (permalink) Thu Apr 02, 2009 15:12 pm annually versus yearly |
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Of course. He is a very good looking guy ...
(smile, lol) Just kidding!! |
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| #10 (permalink) Thu Apr 02, 2009 16:10 pm annually versus yearly |
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