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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
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once/as soon as
Hi,
1.As soon as/Once I entered the office, the phone rang.
2.He received a phone call telling him that his father was in the hospital. As soon as/Once he received the message, he drove there as fast as he could.
Can I use 'once' instead of 'as soon as' here? Does 'once' sound natural here?
Thanks.
1.As soon as/Once I entered the office, the phone rang.
2.He received a phone call telling him that his father was in the hospital. As soon as/Once he received the message, he drove there as fast as he could.
Can I use 'once' instead of 'as soon as' here? Does 'once' sound natural here?
Thanks.
Top answer
Hi, In my opinion, "once" implies that you're expecting, or waiting for the event, although you may have no idea when it will occur. This may also be true of "as soon as," but quite often the event happens unexpectedly. I believe that in your two examples, the event comes as a complete surprise, and that "once" would not be appropriate.
- Hi, In my opinion, "once" implies that you're expecting, or waiting for the event, although you may have no idea when it will occur.
- This may also be true of "as soon as," but quite often the event happens unexpectedly.
- I believe that in your two examples, the event comes as a complete surprise, and that "once" would not be appropriate.
- Once / as soon as we can scrape up the money, we're going to vacation in the mountains.
- ) - A.
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Hi,
In my opinion, "once" implies that you're expecting, or waiting for the event, although you may have no idea when it will occur. This may also be true of "as soon as," but quite often the event happens unexpectedly.
I believe that in your two examples, the event comes as a complete surprise, and that "once" would not be appropriate.
Once / as soon as we can scrape up th
In my opinion, "once" implies that you're expecting, or waiting for the event, although you may have no idea when it will occur. This may also be true of "as soon as," but quite often the event happens unexpectedly.
I believe that in your two examples, the event comes as a complete surprise, and that "once" would not be appropriate.
Once / as soon as we can scrape up th
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AnonymousCan I use 'once' instead of 'as soon as' here? Does 'once' sound natural here?No. The once clause has to be about something foreseen, something awaited, perhaps something that there was a plan or an effort to accomplish, perhaps one step in a plan of several steps. In your examples, nobody was waiting for the phone to ring or waiting to rece
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Hi Avangi and CJ, thank you very much for clearing it up for me!
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