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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

If/when/as soon as

I am going to give up this job when/if/as soon as I find a new one.

Does the sentence keep the same meaning if we use them separately?
  

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No. 'As soon as' suggests a greater immediacy than 'when'. Both see the finding of a new job as certain; 'if' sees it as only a possibility.

— Fivejedjon

  • No.
  • 'As soon as' suggests a greater immediacy than 'when'.
  • Both see the finding of a new job as certain; 'if' sees it as only a possibility.
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No. 'As soon as' suggests a greater immediacy than 'when'. Both see the finding of a new job as certain; 'if' sees it as only a possibility.
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