Usage Entry 989 / 1011 60-second read

Sometime / Some time

Adverb vs duration.

The comparisoni

✗ Wrong

I'll see you some time.

✓ Correct

I'll see you sometime.

The ruleii

SOMETIME = indefinite. SOME TIME = duration.

SOMETIME (one word) = at some unspecified time. SOME TIME (two words) = a period of time.

Memory aidiii

Remember it like this

Test: "for some time" splits."

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