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Rommel Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

‘When’ or ‘if’?

What conjunctions should I use in the given statement?

Life is too short, so laugh (when, if) you can, and apologize (when, if) you should.
  

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Life is too short, so laugh when you can, and apologize if you should. It's basically saying that you should take advantage of the good opportunities and deal with the bad because life is too short to keep dwelling in the past or thinking about the bad things.

  • Life is too short, so laugh when you can, and apologize if you should.
  • It's basically saying that you should take advantage of the good opportunities and deal with the bad because life is too short to keep dwelling in the past or thinking about the bad things.
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Life is too short, so laugh when you can, and apologize if you should.

It's basically saying that you should take advantage of the good opportunities and deal with the bad because life is too short to keep dwelling in the past or thinking about the bad things.

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