Difference between Routine and Ordinary

What is the difference between Routine and Ordinary?

Routine as an adjective is according to established procedure while Ordinary as an adjective is having regular jurisdiction (of a judge; now only used in certain phrases).

Routine

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: According to established procedure regular; habitual Ordinary with nothing to distinguish it from all the others

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A course of action to be followed regularly; a standard procedure A set of normal procedures, often performed mechanically A set piece of an entertainer's act A set of instructions designed to perform a specific task; a subroutine

Example sentence: As with most things in my life, I believe you should try to enjoy yourself and never feel like you are a slave to a routine.

Ordinary

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Having regular jurisdiction (of a judge; now only used in certain phrases).Being part of the natural order of things; normal, customary, routine.Having no special characteristics or function; everyday, common, mundane (often deprecatory).bad or undesirable.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A devotional manual.A rule, or book of rules, prescribing the order of service, especially of Mass.A person having immediate jurisdiction in a given case of ecclesiastical law, such as the bishop within a diocese.A set portion of food, later as available for a fixed price at an inn or other eating establishment.A place where such meals are served; a public tavern, inn.One of the standard geometric designs placed across the center of a coat of arms, such as a pale or fess.An ordinary thing or person.A penny-farthing bicycle.

Example sentence: Be daring, be different, be impractical, be anything that will assert integrity of purpose and imaginative vision against the play-it-safers, the creatures of the commonplace, the slaves of the ordinary.

We hope you now know whether to use Routine or Ordinary in your sentence.

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