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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

While/as

Hello,
I'd be very grateful for a clear explanation as to why "while" does not work in the following sentence: "[while] as my life was becoming organised, and [while] as I enjoyed settling things around me, I became more and more enamoured with [it]".
Many thanks!
  

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Mr. Michael Swan says: (1) "while" = two actions go on at the same time (While you were reading the paper, I was working). (2) "as" = two situations that DEVELOP or CHANGE together.

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  • Michael Swan says: (1) "while" = two actions go on at the same time (While you were reading the paper, I was working).
  • (2) "as" = two situations that DEVELOP or CHANGE together.
  • The example he gives is similar to yours: As I get older, I get more optimistic.
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Mr. Michael Swan says: (1) "while" = two actions go on at the same time (While you were reading the paper, I was working). (2) "as" = two situations that DEVELOP or CHANGE together. The example he gives is similar to yours: As I get older, I get more optimistic.
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That's marvellous. Many thanks!
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