Confusing Words

continual	repeated but with breaks in between; chronic Example: The continual problem of our car not starting forced us to sell it.
continuous different from vs. different than vs. differently than	without interruption in an unbroken stream of time or space Example: The continuous dripping of the faucet drove me crazy. Rule. Use different from not different than. Example: The weather was different from what we expected. You may use differently than when a clause precedes and follows the expression. Example: He works differently than she does.