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.
I prefer to shop at small local stores, and I’ve become a regular customer at the bakery near my house.
Fix the pattern
One small grammar move makes it sound right.
Not: He is a regularly customer.
Say: He is a regular customer.
'Regular' (adjective) + customer; 'regularly' is the adverb.
Which sounds natural?
Tap the one a native speaker would say.
'A patron who frequents the establishment' is Victorian; 'a regular' is the natural word.
Build natural chunks
Words that usually travel with it.
a regular customer
- a regular customer
- a regular
- loyal customer
- the regulars