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Taka Posted 19 years ago
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0 01i00I go to the gym 01font00whenever 02font00I have time.02br
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01i00I go to the gym 01font00as long as 02font00I have time.02br
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02i00does the revised one still make sense? Does it still have the same meaning as the original?0-
  

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0 No, it doesn't mean the same, because as long as has at least 3 meanings:02br 02br 00 ------02br 01b 00as long as02b 02br 00 Function: 01i 00conjunction02br 02br 02i 00 01b 00102b 00 01b 00:02b 00 during the time that 01b 00: 01a 00WHILE02a 02b 00<enjoyed success 01i 00as long as 02i 00she lived>02br 01b 00202b 00 01b 00:02b 00 provided that <they can go where they please 01i 00as long as 02i 00they return on time>02br 01b 00302b 00 01b 00:02b 00 inasmuch as 01b 00: 01a 00SINCE02a 02b 00<01i 00as long as 02i 00you are going, I'll go too> 02br 02br 05000 02br 00 --------02br 02br 00 which makes your alternative confusing. 02br 0240

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  • 0 No, it doesn't mean the same, because as long as has at least 3 meanings:02br 02br 00 ------02br 01b 00as long as02b 02br 00 Function: 01i 00conjunction02br 02br 02i 00 01b 00102b 00 01b 00:02b 00 during the time that 01b 00: 01a 00WHILE02a 02b 00<enjoyed success 01i 00as long as 02i 00she lived>02br 01b 00202b 00 01b 00:02b 00 provided that <they can go where they please 01i 00as long as 02i 00they return on time>02br 01b 00302b 00 01b 00:02b 00 inasmuch as 01b 00: 01a 00SINCE02a 02b 00<01i 00as long as 02i 00you are going, I'll go too> 02br 02br 05000 02br 00 --------02br 02br 00 which makes your alternative confusing.
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0 No, it doesn't mean the same, because as long as has at least 3 meanings:02br
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10When you say 'it's confusing', does it mean that the revised one 01i00could 02i00mean the same as the original?0-
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0 In my opinion the second alternative doesn't have the same meaning. Just to give you an example:02br
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00I go to the gym whenever I have time: I would say that if I was a passionate about gym, so that if it happens that I've got time during a sunday morning I would immediately go to the gym. 02br
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00I go to the gym as long as I have time: I would
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0Zeppe, welcome to the forums.02br
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00I have the exact same interpretation as you. "Whenver I have the time" conveys a sense of passion about doing it.0-
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01cite10Zeppe12cite10In my opinion the second alternative doesn't have the same meaning. Just to give you an example:12br
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10I go to the gym whenever I have time: I would say that if I was a passionate about gym, so that if it happens that I've got time during a sunday morning I would immediately go to the gym. 
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0 Going on with the same example, I would say "I go to the gym when I have time" if I didn't really go to the gym on a regular basis, but just from time to time, perhaps suggesting that for me going to the gym hasn't got an high priority, and then if I have something better to do I would probably skip the gym.0-
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01cite10Zeppe12cite10Going on with the same example, I would say "I go to the gym when I have time" if I didn't really go to the gym on a regular basis, but just from time to time, perhaps suggesting that for me going to the gym hasn't got an high priority, and then if I have something better to do I would probably skip the gym.12br
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0 Consider the entire previous example: I that case I used "as soon as" when the activity of going to the gym was planned, and I was supposed to go on a regular basis unless some contingency happened; on the opposite, I used "when" in a situation in which I don't usually go to the gym, or at least I don't go on a regular basis, I probably don't give it an high importance, and if I have time and
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01cite10Zeppe12cite10Consider the entire previous example: I that case I used "11font10as soon as12font10" when the activity of going to the gym was planned12blockquote
10Did you mean 'as long as' instead?02br
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00And what do you mean by 'I that case'
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0 oh ****, of course I meant 'as long as', sorry!02br
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00And, "in that case" meant: "referring to that (the previous example)..."0-
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