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Continuance vs. Continuation
Continuance
/kənˈtɪnjuəns/Examples:
The continuance of the committee meetings was decided.Rain or shine, the festival's continuance is assured.His willpower ensured the continuance of the project.
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Continuation
/kənˌtɪnjuˈeɪʃən/Examples:
The show was a continuation of the original series.Her graduation marked a continuation of family traditions.The treaty was a continuation of peace talks from last year.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Continuance has a legal connotation, often used to describe the postponement of a court proceeding, while continuation is generally broader, applying to any ongoing process or action.
- Think of continuance as involving an external decision or event that extends time, whereas continuation involves something carrying on or persisting internally or naturally.
- Continuance usually implies a specific, formal context (like legal settings), whereas continuation is used in more general situations.
- Focus on the structure: the end of continuance (similar to the word insurance) suggests a formal or official process.
- Consider the action: continuance suggests resuming or delaying, and continuation suggests sustained effort or process.
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