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Pokh Posted 15 years ago
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Many people are finding that they can avoid toll charges on their home phones, using their mobile phones for making long-distance calls at night or on weekends, at a time which many wireless companies provide unlimited airtime for a small monthly fee

Guys,

Can at a time which refer back to at night and on weekends? Since time is preceded by indefinite article I feel it can refers to any time....not only nights or weekends. Perhaps my understanding is wrong...Can someone help me out? ...I guess when is a best fit here but I just want to understand the impact an article have on the above sentence...

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The indefinite article doesn't confuse the sentence, the context seems quite clear to me. "When" is preferable to "which". I would replace the bolded text with "during which".

— Vorpar

  • The indefinite article doesn't confuse the sentence, the context seems quite clear to me.
  • "When" is preferable to "which".
  • I would replace the bolded text with "during which".
  • In my phrasing, "which" refers to "nights and weekends" In the bolded text, "which" refers to "a time", so "when" is the best word to use.
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The indefinite article doesn't confuse the sentence, the context seems quite clear to me.

"When" is preferable to "which".

I would replace the bolded text with "during which". In my phrasing, "which" refers to "nights and weekends"

In the bolded text, "which" refers to "a time", so "when" is the best word to use.
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