Both Uses of
continuous
in
Do You Speak American?
- Previous ethnic groups arrived in waves that began and ended, giving time for the immigrants to be assimilated, whereas the Mexican wave is continuous.†
Chpt 5 *
- People are misled into thinking that Spanish is becoming dominant because, unlike immigration by other groups, which came in waves that began and ended, the Hispanic migration is a continuous flow.†
Chpt 5
Definition:
continuing in time or space without interruption or irregularity