{"id":1969,"date":"2015-06-13T02:27:16","date_gmt":"2015-06-13T06:27:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/?p=1969"},"modified":"2015-06-13T02:30:40","modified_gmt":"2015-06-13T06:30:40","slug":"contiguous-vs-continuous-difference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/contiguous-vs-continuous-difference","title":{"rendered":"Contiguous vs. Continuous: What\u2019s the Difference?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"bccef0f480416e3e00e77029789ea906\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: right; margin:10px 0 10px 10px;\">\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Beginning of Post Default -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:336px;height:280px\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6482188744286371\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7571860708\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n\n<\/div>\n<p>To writers not exactly sure of their differences, the words contiguous and continuous can be <a href=\"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/confusing-words\">a bit confusing<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>They have similar sounds, and they are only one letter apart from one another. Substitute the \u201cg\u201d in contiguous or the \u201cn\u201d in continuous, and the words now have the same spellings.<\/p>\n<h2>What is the Difference Between Contiguous and Continuous?<\/h2>\n<p>In this post, I want to talk about the differences between these two words. I will cover the definitions and their functions in a sentence. Plus, I will provide examples for both words, so you can see how they look in a sentence.<\/p>\n<p>After reading this post, you shouldn\u2019t ever mix up contiguous vs. continuous again.<\/p>\n<h2>When to Use Contiguous<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1970\" src=\"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/contiguous-v-continuous.png\" alt=\"contiguous v continuous grammar rules\" width=\"342\" height=\"99\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/contiguous-v-continuous.png 342w, https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/contiguous-v-continuous-300x87.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 342px) 100vw, 342px\" \/>Contiguous is an <a href=\"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/grammar-dictionary\/adjective\">adjective<\/a> that means <em>sharing an edge or boundary, touching; neighboring, adjacent<\/em>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>His district is contiguous to mine.<\/li>\n<li>Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan are contiguous states.<\/li>\n<li>The United States has two contiguous neighbors: Canada and Mexico.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Contiguous means something more specific than just <em>nearby<\/em> or <em>close to<\/em>. It means <em>touching<\/em> or <em>adjacent to<\/em>. So for two things to truly be contiguous, they must touch each other.<\/p>\n<p>One additional note about <em>contiguous<\/em>, when pairing it with a preposition, always use <em>to<\/em>. Something is <em>contiguous to<\/em> something, not <em>contiguous with<\/em> something.<\/p>\n<h2>Common Mistakes Using Contiguous: Contiguous 48 States?<\/h2>\n<p>There\u2019s an interesting note in Bryan Garner\u2019s <em>Modern American <\/em>Usage wherein he speaks to the illogic of the common phrase <em>the 48 contiguous states<\/em>: referring, of course, to those 48 states between Canada and Mexico. Here\u2019s an example,<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A recent study estimates that the combined value of all land in the <em>contiguous<\/em> United <em>States<\/em> is worth nearly $23 trillion. \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/money\/business\/2015\/06\/06\/24-7-wall-st-states-valuable\/28532089\/\" target=\"_blank\">USA Today<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1974\" src=\"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/help-with-writing-continuous.png\" alt=\"help with writing and spelling continuous\" width=\"342\" height=\"99\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/help-with-writing-continuous.png 342w, https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/help-with-writing-continuous-300x87.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 342px) 100vw, 342px\" \/>As Garner puts it, this is sort of an illogical idiom that has arisen that doesn\u2019t make much sense given the fact that a state like Rhode Island can\u2019t possibly touch all 47 other states.<\/p>\n<p>Other variations of this phrase are similarly illogical. Consider <em>the continental United States<\/em>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In addition to posting a $4,500 bond, Mr. Hastert was ordered to surrender his passport, remain in the continental United States, advise the court of any change in his address, and remove guns from his home within two weeks. \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2015\/06\/10\/us\/politics\/dennis-hastert-chicago-court-appearance-for-arraignment.html\" target=\"_blank\">The New York Times<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Alaska is technically a part of the North American continent, so this phrasing doesn\u2019t make much sense either.<\/p>\n<p>One last variation\u2014for fun. Examine the phrase, <em>the lower 48 states<\/em>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bull trout are a cold water species listed as threatened in the Lower 48 states in 1999. \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/aponline\/2015\/06\/02\/us\/ap-us-bull-trout-recovery.html\" target=\"_blank\">Associated Press<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Well, these 48 states are certainly \u201clower\u201d than\u2014say\u2014Alaska, but how about when compared to Hawaii?<\/p>\n<p>I bring these examples up for fun and curiosity\u2019s sake. The technically \u201cproper\u201d term to refer to these 48 states is <em>conterminous<\/em>, which means to be contained within the same boundaries.<\/p>\n<p>The conterminous 48 states? Good luck getting that to catch on. It looks like we\u2019re left with the other variations for now.<\/p>\n<h2>When to Use Continuous<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1971 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/english-grammar-rules-contiguous.png\" alt=\"grammar worksheets for continuous versus contiguous\" width=\"342\" height=\"99\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/english-grammar-rules-contiguous.png 342w, https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/english-grammar-rules-contiguous-300x87.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 342px) 100vw, 342px\" \/>Continuous, as discussed <a href=\"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/continually-vs-continuously-difference\">elsewhere on this site<\/a>, is an adjective that is used to describe duration. It means <em>uninterrupted in time, sequence, extent; ceaseless<\/em>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The audio book is divided into different tracks, but it plays as a continuous album.<\/li>\n<li>There was a continuous backup of traffic for two miles.<\/li>\n<li>These headphones can last for 35 continuous hours of playback.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Continuous is used to describe things uninterrupted in time or space or events that happen without interruption and stops.<\/p>\n<h2>Remember the Difference<\/h2>\n<p>There are two helpful mnemonics to keep continuous vs. contiguous separated.<\/p>\n<p>First, contiguous has to do with things that are touching. You could say that these things are neighbors. Nei<strong>g<\/strong>hbors and Conti<strong>g<\/strong>uous both have the letter \u201c<strong>G<\/strong>\u201d in them.<\/p>\n<p>The second has to do with the last three letters of continu<strong>ous<\/strong>. If you remember that these three letters \u2013<strong>ous<\/strong> stand for \u201cOne Uninterrupted Sequence\u201d you can easily remember its meaning.<\/p>\n<h2>Summary<\/h2>\n<p>These two words have different meanings, so it\u2019s important not to mix up contiguous or continuous.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Contiguous <\/strong>means touching or adjacent to.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Continuous <\/strong>means uninterrupted and ceaseless.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To writers not exactly sure of their differences, the words contiguous and continuous can be a bit confusing. They have similar sounds, and they are only one letter apart from one another. Substitute the \u201cg\u201d in contiguous or the \u201cn\u201d in continuous, and the words now have the same spellings. 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