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"once in a way" or "once in a while"?



 
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"once in a way" or "once in a while"? #1 (permalink) Tue Jul 01, 2008 22:44 pm   "once in a way" or "once in a while"?		  
Dear teachers,

I need your help.

"once in a way" or "once in a while"?

Margarita
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"once in a way" or "once in a while"? #2 (permalink) Wed Jul 02, 2008 10:41 am   "once in a way" or "once in a while"?		  
Hi Margarita,

The expression is "once in a while".

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"once in a way" or "once in a while"? #3 (permalink) Wed Jul 02, 2008 11:42 am   "once in a way" or "once in a while"?		  
Hi Margarita,

As Torsten said, "once in a while" is the correct expression, but I just thought i'd add that "every now and then" is a very similiar expression.

Both mean occasionally

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