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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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Then when

Can we have 'then when' together like: Then when he asked me out, I declined politely.

Is it too clumsy, adding then before when? Is it normally done that way?

I'd like some idea on that, thank you.

Luc
  

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Anonymous Can we have 'then when' together like: Then when he asked me out, I declined politely. It's OK. Anonymous Is it too clumsy, adding then before when?

— Mister Micawber

  • Anonymous Can we have 'then when' together like: Then when he asked me out, I declined politely.
  • It's OK.
  • Anonymous Is it too clumsy, adding then before when?
  • No.
  • Anonymous Is it normally done that way?
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AnonymousCan we have 'then when' together like: Then when he asked me out, I declined politely.
It's OK.
AnonymousIs it too clumsy, adding then before when?
No.
Anonymous Is it normally done that way?
Sometimes.
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AnonymousCan we have 'then when' together like: Then when he asked me out, I declined politely.
Yes, you can. "then" says "after that", so you have to have something before this sentence to describe what happened previously. (There is no constituent "then when" as a unit.) As long as you understand that, it's OK.

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