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Tach Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
when or if
I have a question about the following sentences. Do they sound OK?
It seems to me that "When" in the sentence1) is somewhat awkward.
Could someone give me some suggestions?
1) When they don't come soon, I'm not going to wait.
2) If they don't come soon, I'm not going to wait.
It seems to me that "When" in the sentence1) is somewhat awkward.
Could someone give me some suggestions?
1) When they don't come soon, I'm not going to wait.
2) If they don't come soon, I'm not going to wait.
Top answer
Only #2 makes sense because you don't know whether they are going to come soon or not. You would use when to describe an event that you expect to happen. When they come soon, open the door for them.
- Only #2 makes sense because you don't know whether they are going to come soon or not.
- You would use when to describe an event that you expect to happen.
- When they come soon, open the door for them.
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Only #2 makes sense because you don't know whether they are going to come soon or not.
You would use when to describe an event that you expect to happen.
When they come soon, open the door for them.
You would use when to describe an event that you expect to happen.
When they come soon, open the door for them.
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