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Oligalma Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

The time / The time when / The time that

Which sentence(s) is/are correct?

I can't remember the time I went back home.
I can't remember the time when I went back home.
I can't remember the time that I went back home.
  

Top answer

moginn I can't remember the time I went back home. Correct. moginn I can't remember the time when I went back home.

— Xerxes

  • moginn I can't remember the time I went back home.
  • Correct.
  • moginn I can't remember the time when I went back home.
  • Correct.
  • moginn I can't remember the time that I went back home.
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moginnI can't remember the time I went back home.
Correct.
moginnI can't remember the time when I went back home.
Correct.
moginnI can't remember the time that I went back home.
The "that" in this sentence rubs me the wrong way. I will stop short of saying that it is incorrect, but I would
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moginnI can't remember the time that I went back home.
Moginn, you know what? Upon further reflection, this one is actually correct as well. Just not how I'd word it.
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moginn Which sentence(s) is/are correct?I can't remember the time I went back home.I can't remember the time when I went back home.I can't remember the time that I went back home.
They all seem all right to me.

The first one suggests to me, The last time I went back home was so long ago that I can't even remember when that was, while the last o
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