Can you explain the difference between usual and usually?
Usual is an adjective that means ’regular/typical’. Use it before nouns:
- See you at the usual time.
- They asked the usual questions.
- It’s just the usual crowd that gathers before football matches.
* ’as usual’ is an idiom, it means ’the way it normally happens’:
- As usual , he was late.
- She didn’t ask me, as usual.
Usually is an adverb that means ’regularly/typically/habitually/normally’. Use it between SUBJECT and VERB:
- I usually go to work by car.
- My kids usually call me when they get home from school.
- Do you usually do housework on Sundays?
