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Diamondrg Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

while

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0Hi,02br 02br 01font 00Martin Hewinds, in his Advanced Grammar in Use, say:02font 02br 02br 01a 01font 05002font 02a 02br 02br 01font 00Is 'while' the same as 'when' here? 02font 00 Not much. The words are often interchanged.

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  • 0Hi,02br 02br 01font 00Martin Hewinds, in his Advanced Grammar in Use, say:02font 02br 02br 01a 01font 05002font 02a 02br 02br 01font 00Is 'while' the same as 'when' here?
  • 02font 00 Not much.
  • The words are often interchanged.
  • However, here are a couple of comments about some small subtleties I see here..
  • 02br 02br 00eg I watched TV for 3 hours, and then I ate my dinner.
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