What's the (subtle) difference between "once again" and "yet again"? [closed]
I think they mean pretty much the same thing, but maybe the tone is different (or subtext)?
Example sentences:
Once again, I went to Shibuya, one of the busiest pedestrian intersections in Japan, and began a leisure afternoon of girlwatching.
Yet again, I went to Shibuya, one of the busiest pedestrian intersections in Japan, and began a leisure afternoon of girlwatching.
Solution 1:
They both technically mean the same thing.
I would say that the use of the word "yet" expresses an attitude of irritation or displeasure at the act of "girl-watching" again.
On the contrary the use of "once again" is neutral and doesn't express a positive or negative attitude.