Difference between "when it will be available" and "when it is available"
Hello folks!
At first I'd like to note that I'm not a native speaker, I'm German.
Now I got a question for you guys.
I just stumbled over the following sentence:
"This field denotes when an item will be available, not when it is available."
I don't understand what's the difference between "will be available" and "is available" in the context of 'when'.
It would be awesome if someone could explain that to me.
Cheers
Kavelir
Top answer
I am as baffled as you are. It is nonsense on the face of it. I have to guess that "when" is being used in two different senses.
- I am as baffled as you are.
- It is nonsense on the face of it.
- I have to guess that "when" is being used in two different senses.
- The first is an adverb meaning "at what time", and the second, a conjunction meaning "at the time that".
- In other words, the first means that the field will contain a projected date for the item's arrival, and the second means that the field will contain a marker for "available" or "unavailable".
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I am as baffled as you are. It is nonsense on the face of it. I have to guess that "when" is being used in two different senses. The first is an adverb meaning "at what time", and the second, a conjunction meaning "at the time that". In other words, the first means that the field will contain a projected date for the item's arrival, and the second means that the field will contain a marker for
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