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normal35762
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13246 posts 		Thu Sep-14-17 04:28 PM

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"English major and other literary folks. A question."


  

          

I am on hello talk studying Portuguese. One of my language partners asked me "Whenever and when. What is the difference and when should I use those words."

I explained as best I could. Something to the effect of "when" is more specific and "whenever" is more vague. I ddidn't know how to explain right and it still wasn't clear to them.

Any of y'all wanna crack at it?

  
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English major and other literary folks. A question. [View all] , normal35762, Thu Sep-14-17 04:28 PM
 
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Same as you, 'when' is specific, 'whenever' is vague
Sep 14th 2017
1
Oh ok. So I wasn't that off.
Sep 14th 2017
4
You could maybe try explaining it as similar to guy and guys
Sep 14th 2017
2
They are not too familiar with slang.
Sep 14th 2017
5
When=specific, Whenever=unspecific
Sep 14th 2017
3
Thanks for the link and info.
Sep 14th 2017
6
When: at a specific point in time; Whenever: at any point in time
Sep 15th 2017
7

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