Ever and Often

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Ever adverb - On every relevant occasion.

Usage example: the boy and his ever present dog were a common sight around the village

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Often and ever are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Often" instead an adverb "Ever".

Often adverb - Many times.

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Ever and often are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ever" instead an adverb "Often".

She often misunderstands or misphrases information she overhears, often has innuendo or subtlety fly over her head, and acts much younger than her age, but the most explanation we ever get is her childhood friend Okabe saying she's a little "off" and that she's always been like this.

Source: Ambiguous Disorder
No one really knows why it's always those two specifically, but both seem to show up ridiculously often, to the point where it looks like that's all anyone ever does.

Source: Science Fair
Modern bowlers, particularly spin bowlers, often exploit the rule to get a batsman out LBW without him ever intending to get his leg in the way, and batting practice has responded similarly.

Source: Metagame

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