| ▲ | lisp2240 2 hours ago | |
Drills are used sporadically. If a drill was used intermittently it would be on most of the time and occasionally off. | ||
| ▲ | toast0 2 hours ago | parent | next [-] | |
> If a drill was used intermittently it would be on most of the time and occasionally off. But when the wipers in my car are set to intermittent, they are off most of time and ocassionally off. | ||
| ▲ | Daneel_ an hour ago | parent | prev [-] | |
I’m fairly sure ‘sporadic’ indicates random/unpredictable timing while ‘intermittent’ has a predictable pattern. | ||