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which one is better? #1 (permalink) Sat Jun 25, 2011 19:25 pm   which one is better?
 

Are you coming to work daily?
or
Are you coming to work every day?
which one is better?
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Re: which one is better? #2 (permalink) Sat Jun 25, 2011 23:05 pm   Re: which one is better?
 

They are both correct English. To my mind there is a slight difference in meaning, with "every day" more clearly stating that no days will be missed. The second sentence also seems a bit more conversationally natural/likely to me.

In these sentences, the tense "are you coming" would normally be used to ask about intended future behaviour. If you want to ask about past-to-present behaviour, or about general habits, you should ask "Do you come to work daily / every day?"
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