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Diamondrg Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

when / before

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001. We didn't go out until it stopped raining.02br
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01font00(As soon as it stopped raining, we went out. We lost no time.)02font02br
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002. We didn't go out before it stopped raining.02br
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01font00(We went out at some time after it stopped raining. Maybe we took our time, maybe not.)02font02br
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003. We went out when it stopped raining.02br
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01font00(Well, here in this sentence I actually can't frame the time span. Is it similar to 2? Is it certain whether we took our time or not?)02font02br
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004. We went out after it stopped raining.02br
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01font00(The same problem as 3. What do you think?)02font02br
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005. We went out as soon as it stopped raining.02br
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01font00(We lost no time in going out.)02font0-
  

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0 01blockquote 01cite 10Diamondrg12cite 10Hi12br 12br 101. 12br 12br 11font 10(As soon as it stopped raining, we went out. )12font 12br 12br 102.

— Philip

  • 0 01blockquote 01cite 10Diamondrg12cite 10Hi12br 12br 101.
  • 12br 12br 11font 10(As soon as it stopped raining, we went out.
  • )12font 12br 12br 102.
  • 12br 12br 11font 10(We went out at some time after it stopped raining.
  • )12font 12br 12br 103.
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01cite10Diamondrg12cite10Hi12br
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101. We didn't go out until it stopped raining.12br
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11font10(As soon as it stopped raining, we went out. We lost no time.)12font12br
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102. We didn't go out before it stopped raining.12br

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0 no.1 would indicate a time frame too, wouldn't it? That is, as soon as it stopped raining. 0-
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0 We went out02br
01u00as soon as02u00 it stopped raining (immediately) [Maybe we had to get somewhere in a hurry.]02br
01u00when02u00 it stopped raining (almost immediately) [Matter-of-fact account.]02br
01u00after02u00 it stopped raining (at some indefinite time after) [Matter-of-fact account.]02
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0 Thank you Jim and Philip. 0-
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