Grammar fix
regular customer
customer who comes often
A person who buys from the same shop, restaurant, or business many times, not just once.
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Hear it in context
Notice where the phrase sounds natural.
- The barista knows my name because I’m a regular customer at the coffee shop.daily life
- I prefer to shop at small local stores, and I’ve become a regular customer at the bakery near my house.IELTS speaking
Fix the pattern
Pattern: regular customer (of/at [place])
WrongHe is a regularly customer.
RightHe is a regular customer.
'Regular' (adjective) + customer; 'regularly' is the adverb.
Patternregular customer (of/at [place])
Use it right
Choose the version that sounds natural in speech.
'A patron who frequents the establishment' is Victorian; 'a regular' is the natural word.
Build natural chunks
Words that usually travel with it.
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Don't confuse it
A 'new customer' is someone visiting for the first time; a 'regular customer' comes back again and again.