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In which situation can we use *that * in place of *when*?

1. It was only after I uploaded my movie online in april 2010, that I got a call from a production house.

  

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There is a small potential overlap of usage in certain relative-clause modifiers. For example, you might see both words used in "Make sure you ask him at a time that/when he is not busy". In such cases, opinions may vary about whether "that" and "when" are equally good and equally correct.

  • There is a small potential overlap of usage in certain relative-clause modifiers.
  • For example, you might see both words used in "Make sure you ask him at a time that/when he is not busy".
  • In such cases, opinions may vary about whether "that" and "when" are equally good and equally correct.
  • I cannot at the moment think of an example where it is beyond doubt that both are equally good, though there may be such an example.
  • For me, the comma in your sentence is problematic.
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There is a small potential overlap of usage in certain relative-clause modifiers. For example, you might see both words used in "Make sure you ask him at a time that/when he is not busy". In such cases, opinions may vary about whether "that" and "when" are equally good and equally correct. I cannot at the moment think of an example where it is beyond doubt that both are equally good, though th

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