Often vs Usually - What's the difference?
often | usually |
Frequently, many times.
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, title= Most of the time; less than always, but more than occasionally.
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*:He and Gerald usually challenged the rollers in a sponson canoe when Gerald was there for the weekend?; or, when Lansing came down, the two took long swims seaward or cruised about in Gerald's dory, clad in their swimming-suits; and Selwyn's youth became renewed in a manner almost ridiculous,.
Under normal conditions.
Usually is a synonym of often.
Usually is a antonym of often.
As adverbs the difference between often and usually
is that often is frequently, many times while usually is most of the time; less than always, but more than occasionally.often
English
Adverb
(en-adv)Obama goes troll-hunting, passage=According to this saga of intellectual-property misanthropy, these creatures [patent trolls] roam the business world, buying up patents and then using them to demand extravagant payouts from companies they accuse of infringing them. Often , their victims pay up rather than face the costs of a legal battle.}}