At the time when the book came out, the author had...
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At the time when the book came out, the author had long since died.
Why does "long since" sound much better with "By the time of the publication of the book" instead?
Is there anyway to keep both "at the time when" and "long since"?
Thanks a lot
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anonymous Is the following sentence idiomatic: No. At the time When the book came out, the author had long since been dead . When is conjunction of time, so the prepositional phrase is redundant.
- anonymous Is the following sentence idiomatic: No.
- At the time When the book came out, the author had long since been dead .
- When is conjunction of time, so the prepositional phrase is redundant.
- Since you are referring to a single point in time, you need an expression of state.
- At the time when the book came out, the author had long since been dead .
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anonymousIs the following sentence idiomatic:
No.
At the time When the book came out, the author had long since been dead.
When is conjunction of time, so the prepositional phrase is redundant. Since you are referring to a single point in time, you need an expression of state.
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