Learn English – “Sometimes also” or “also sometimes”

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I have a sentence where I think I could use either of these two constructions. They seem very similar in meaning, so I'm not sure which I should prefer. There might be some subtle point of grammar hidden in here, or maybe not, I'm not sure.

The two versions are:

  • This is sometimes also used to mean such and such.
  • This is also sometimes used to mean such and such.

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Best Answer

Both sentence mean the same thing anyway.

In the first sentence 'also used' is stressed. and in the second sentence 'also' is stressed.

Both with reference to 'sometimes'.

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