Mehrdad
Is it wrong to say.... I haven't felt well lately... Usually I see recently in place of lately. Thank you in advance.
Jul 22, 2019 9:53 AM
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They are interchangeable with no difference in meaning. Recently is more common. The Collins online dictionary gives "recently" as among the 4000-most-common words and increasing in frequency over the last 100 years. https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/recently The Collins online dictionary gives "lately" as among the 10,000-most-common words and decreasing in frequency over the last 100 years. https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/lately
July 22, 2019
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You should say " I haven't been feeling well lately" , because lately has a continuous meaning
July 22, 2019
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