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Welcome to Lingua Habit, the Business English Pills podcast! You're a busy professional looking for quick and effective ways to improve your Business English skills, and you've come to the right place. Get ready for short, actionable episodes that will help you boost your active listening abilities and excel in the business world. In today's episode, we'll cover the various uses of hourly, daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly as adjectives, adverbs, and nouns, and challenge you with some open questions to practice with friends and colleagues.

So, let's talk about how we use words like hourly, daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly in our everyday conversations. These words can actually be used as adjectives, adverbs, or even as nouns.

For instance, let's take a look at the word "hourly." When we say something is produced each hour, we can use it as an adjective.

For example, we might say, "She never reads her hourly report."

Here, we're referring to a report that is produced every hour.

On the other hand, we can also use "hourly" as an adverb to describe something that happens at intervals of an hour.

For instance, if we say, "Express buses depart hourly," we mean that these buses leave every hour.

We can also use "hourly" to describe something that happens every hour.

For example, we might say, "There are hourly express buses."

Here, we mean that there are express buses that arrive or depart every hour.

Now, let's move on to the word "daily." When we say "daily," we can use it to describe something that happens every day.

For instance, someone might say, "My daily work includes writing emails and reports."

Here, we're referring to work tasks that occur each day.

We can also use "daily" to describe the frequency of an event.

For example, we might say, "The exchange rate fluctuates daily."

In this case, we mean that the exchange rate changes on a daily basis.

Similarly, we can use "daily" to describe a routine task, like cleaning.

For instance, we might say, "The offices are cleaned daily."

Here, we're talking about the regular cleaning that takes place each day.

Moving on to the word "weekly," when used as an adverb, it means something that happens once every week.

For instance, we might say, "She visits her mother weekly."

Here, we're referring to a regular visit that takes place once a week.

We can also use "weekly" as an adjective to describe something that happens every week.

For example, someone might say, "He's going for his weekly check-up at the hospital."

In this case, the check-up occurs on a weekly basis.

Additionally, the word "weekly" can be used as a noun to refer to a publication that is published once a week.

For instance, someone might say, "I buy the weekly (newspaper) from the local store."

In this case, they're referring to a publication that comes out every week.

The same logic applies to other time periods as well. We can use "monthly" to describe events or tasks that occur every month. Similarly, "yearly" refers to something that happens once a year.

Now that we've talked about using hourly, daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly in different contexts, you can see how versatile these words are. So, go ahead and use them in your conversations to add clarity and precision to your descriptions of time frequencies.

So, let's dive into some open discussion questions for you and your colleagues. And don't worry if you can't answer them right away, you can always join our private Telegram group and share your thoughts there.

First off, let's talk about time and frequency.

• How often do you change your password?
• Is it a daily thing, or maybe just a weekly routine?
• And speaking of routines, how frequently do you find yourself checking Twitter?
• Is it a few times a day or more of a weekly habit for you?

It's interesting to think about how different people approach these aspects of their digital lives. Some might be super vigilant, changing passwords daily and constantly checking Twitter. Others might take a more relaxed approach, doing these things on a more monthly or yearly basis.

It's not just about passwords and social media though. Time and frequency play a role in so many aspects of our lives.

• Are there any other habits or activities where the adverbs of time and frequency come into play?
• Think about things like exercise, house cleaning, or even catching up with friends.
• How often do you fit these things into your daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly routine?

Remember, this is an open discussion, so don't be shy about sharing your experiences and perspectives. And if you're looking for some more conversation, head over to our private Telegram group @ lingua habit english.

We are always interested in helping busy teams do their best work with international colleagues and clients. Talk to us about a demo of our programs. The email is easy enough to remember to get in touch. Talk to David at david at lingua habit dot com. ...