Is There a Word Continue?
Verb (Used Without Object), Con·tin·ued, Con·tin·u·ing. to Go on After Suspension or Interruption: the Program Continued After an Intermission. to Go on or...
verb (used without object), con·tin·ued, con·tin·u·ing. to go on after suspension or interruption: The program continued after an intermission. to go on or keep on, as in some course or action; extend: The road continues for three miles.
Is continue on grammatically correct?
"He continued on with his argument." A reader said this use annoys her, that "on" is unnecessary in the expression. She's right, but the use of "continued on" is common.
What can we use instead of continue?
- remain, abide, carry on, endure, last, live on, persist, stay, survive.
- keep on, carry on, go on, maintain, persevere, persist in, stick at, sustain.
- resume, carry on, pick up where one left off, proceed, recommence, return to, take up.
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