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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

It wasn't until

Hi,

It wasn't until I saw her face that I realised how big the problem was.

Can I use "after" instead of "it wasn't until"? If so, does the meaning change a lot?

Thanks.
  

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Anonymous Can I use "after" instead of "it wasn't until"? Be careful in phrasing your question. You have created an ungrammatical sentence, and you'll have to remove "that".

— CalifJim

  • Anonymous Can I use "after" instead of "it wasn't until"?
  • Be careful in phrasing your question.
  • You have created an ungrammatical sentence, and you'll have to remove "that".
  • After I saw her face that I realised how big the problem was.
  • You can create a new sentence with 'after', but it lacks the immediacy of the original sentence.
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AnonymousCan I use "after" instead of "it wasn't until"?
Be careful in phrasing your question. You have created an ungrammatical sentence, and you'll have to remove "that".

After I saw her face that I realised how big the problem was.

You can create a new sentence with 'after', but it lacks the immediacy of the origi
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Thank you CalifJim.

Here is another quote:

It was not until 1972 that the war finally came to an end.

Can I use as soon as here?
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AnonymousCan I use as soon as here?
No. Seeing someone takes almost no time at all. Realization is a sudden thing. On the other hand, bringing a war to an end is a longer process. "as soon as" is much more appropriate with more sudden events and shorter periods of time.

CJ
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