Mistake: Continual vs Continuous

continual repeats; continuous never stops.

Examples

• Continual interruptions.

Key rules

• Continual means repeated again and again, with breaks: continual interruptions
• Continuous means without interruption or breaks: continuous noise
• The difference is about breaks

Common mistakes

• Continuous interruptions (repeated with breaks) → Continual interruptions
• Continual rain for six hours (no break) → Continuous rain for six hours

Use cases

• Describing noise and events
• Weather reports
• Writing about problems