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Lucas21c Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

When/whenever

Could you tell which one is okay of the following sentences? Thank you in advance.

1A. Please call me when you arrive.
1B. Please call me at the time you arrive.

2A. Please call me whenever you arrive.
2B. Please call me at any time you arrive
  

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lucas21c which one is okay All of them. In the second group you are emphasizing "no matter when it may be that you arrive, it doesn't matter when", so you would probably hear those with some stress on the relevant syllables: when EV er, AN y time. CJ

— CalifJim

  • lucas21c which one is okay All of them.
  • In the second group you are emphasizing "no matter when it may be that you arrive, it doesn't matter when", so you would probably hear those with some stress on the relevant syllables: when EV er, AN y time.
  • CJ
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lucas21cwhich one is okay
All of them.

In the second group you are emphasizing "no matter when it may be that you arrive, it doesn't matter when", so you would probably hear those with some stress on the relevant syllables: whenEVer, ANy time.

CJ
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How about "Please call me any time you arrive"? If there is no 'at' in front of 'any time', is it still right?
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lucas21cHow about "Please call me any time you arrive"? If there is no 'at' in front of 'any time', is it still right?
Yup! You can leave out "at".
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Then, how about "We can arrange a meeting in any place where you are convenient?" If it is right, can I drop the 'in' also?
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lucas21cWe can arrange a meeting in any place where you are convenient?
As often happens, there are mistakes in the part of the sentence that you're not even asking about.
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Then, how about the following sentences? Which one is right between them?

1. Please call me (at) any time when that's convenient for you.
2. Please call me (at) any time that's convenient for you.
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lucas21cWhich one is right between them?
2 is right.
1 is OK, but not as good. It sounds unidiomatic to my ear.

CJ
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Then, how about the following ones?

1. Please call me (at) any time when you arrive
2. You can ask for my help (at) any time when you need it.
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Also, could you tell me whether the following sentence is right?

3. We can arrange a meeting in any place where that's convenient (for you).
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lucas21c1. Please call me (at) any time when you arrive2. You can ask for my help (at) any time when you need it.
No.

CJ
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