Timeline for What is the correct usage? "Ever so often" or "Every so often"
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| Dec 20, 2010 at 18:33 | vote | accept | geekdesigngirl | ||
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| Dec 18, 2010 at 23:07 | comment | added | Jimi Oke | I do agree ever so is not an exact synonym of very and I alluded to this point earlier on in my answer. I was trying quite hard to justify the asker's use of ever so often and I guess I didn't hit the spot. I'll think over this a bit more. | |
| Dec 18, 2010 at 19:30 | comment | added | PLL | Your example “That's great, but it would be wonderful if you checked in ever so often.” does not seem idiomatic to me: ever so is not an exact synonym of very, but also carries a connotation of especially or remarkably, which does not fit in this context. | |
| Dec 18, 2010 at 17:44 | history | answered | Jimi Oke | CC BY-SA 2.5 |