Talk:when
Preposition verification discussion
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Newly added preposition, meaning "during". I don't see how this could be used. Equinox ◑ 20:21, 4 July 2016 (UTC)
- When going to the park, We saw a monkey climbing a wall.— This unsigned comment was added by Osbri (talk • contribs).
- That doesn't fit the definition: you couldn't say "During going to the park, we saw a monkey climbing a wall". Chuck Entz (talk) 20:45, 4 July 2016 (UTC)
- That seems like the existing sense "At such time as", which has the example sentence "I'm happiest when I'm working", which seems equivalent to "We saw a monkey climbing a wall when going to the park" and hence to "When going to the park, we saw a monkey climbing a wall". - -sche (discuss) 21:03, 4 July 2016 (UTC)
- Deleted, as even the editor agrees. Equinox ◑ 22:52, 7 July 2016 (UTC)
Adverb versus conjunction
Currently item 2 in the adverb section gives these examples:
*Do you know when they arrived? *Do you know when they will arrive? *Do you know when they arrive?
And item 5 gives
*That was the day when the Twin Towers fell.
I think that all of these are actually examples of use as a subordinate conjunction (specifically an adverbial conjunction). The “when”s from item 2 are part of a subordinate nominal (noun) clause: “when they arrived” serves as the object of the verb “know”. In the one from item 5, the dependent clause “when the Twin Towers fell” serves as an adjective modifying “day”. Loraof (talk) 14:35, 4 June 2019 (UTC)
When as a noun
The Cassell's Spanish dictionary gives "cuándo" as a noun, but it requires the acute accent. I think the "please verify" notice should be removed. Caeruleancentaur (talk) 15:40, 5 August 2019 (UTC)
When the wind blows, all the doors rattle. https://ahdictionary.com/word/search.html?q=when
--Backinstadiums (talk) 14:47, 26 August 2020 (UTC)
Conjunction: after (which)
Conjunction: after (which) --Backinstadiums (talk) 09:44, 3 May 2021 (UTC)
Exclusive meaning
When not including John, we'll be eight for dinner (Exclusive= If we don't include J, we'll be eight) https://www.eltconcourse.com/training/inservice/phrases_clauses_sentences/subordination.html JMGN (talk) 18:11, 11 August 2023 (UTC)
By when‽
Is it idiomatic enough as a skeptical exclamation? JMGN (talk) 21:47, 3 October 2024 (UTC)
Pronoun
She left on Fri., since when we haven't heard any news. JMGN (talk) 01:17, 31 October 2024 (UTC)