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Teo Posted 18 years ago
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by the time, when

0If you go now, ___ you arrive there, he will still be taking an afternoon nap. You had better wait a little while.02br
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00(A) by the time (B) when02br
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00Which choice is correct?0-
  

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0 I'm not sure... is "by the time" ok in that case? It seems strange used with "still". 0-
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00If you go now,at the time you arrive there, he will still be taking an afternoon nap. You had better wait a little while. 02br
00I do not see your problem with 01i00still02i00, Koyeen. 0240hrefhttp://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=10616&dict=CALD
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0 Because I don't interpret "by the time" as "at the time".02br
00By the time you arrive there, something will already have happened, or will already be happening. I connect "by the time" with "already", not "still". 02br
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00Is it just me? Maybe, who knows, lol. 050010id1
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0I agree with you, Kooyeen. The use of '01i00by the time02i00' and '01i00still02i00' in that sentence strikes me as wrong, too.02br
01i00'By the time'02i00 means '01i00not later than the time02i00'. Let's insert '01i00not later than the time02i00' into the sentence and see
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0Another way of thinking is:02br
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01i00If you go now, (01font00at any time that is)02font00 01b00not later than the time you arrive there02b00, he will still be taking an afternoon nap. You had better wait a little while.02i0-
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