When you visit a big city in my country, you must pay attention to your wallet
In Understanding and Using English Grammar, it says:
When you visit a big city in my country, you must pay attention to your wallet when you are in a crowded place because a thief may/might/could try to steal it.
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Why are there two 'whens' in the sentence? Is it correct?
Top answer
Hi It's just a matter of style. Sometimes it works well to repeat a word, sometimes it doesn't. If you find that you've done that and you don't want the repeated word, there's usually a workaround.
- Hi It's just a matter of style.
- Sometimes it works well to repeat a word, sometimes it doesn't.
- If you find that you've done that and you don't want the repeated word, there's usually a workaround.
- In the example you give, you could break the sentence: - When you visit a big city in my country, you should watch out for your wallet: if you're in a crowded place, a thief might steal it Dave
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It's just a matter of style. Sometimes it works well to repeat a word, sometimes it doesn't. If you find that you've done that and you don't want the repeated word, there's usually a workaround. In the example you give, you could break the sentence:
- When you visit a big city in my country, you should watch out for your wallet: if you're in a crowded place, a thief might ste
0Because you could be in a big city in his country, but not in a crowded place.
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