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Why it’s not “When the two banks are all set to merge, one of them are suddenly backed out of their agreement.”? It looks more according to the timeline. Does this sound unnatural? If so, why?
Why it’s not “When the two banks are all set to merge, one of them are suddenly backed out of their agreement.”? It looks more according to the timeline. Does this sound unnatural? If so, why?
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In the example sentence, “when” is not being used to describe the first clause.
Instead, this “when” means something like “but then”. It connects a previous state with a contrasting event.
The first clause describes a situation that was interrupted by the event in second clause.
In other words:
“The two banks were all set to merge. But then, one of them suddenly backed out of the agreement.”
Surprisingly, I haven’t been able to find this usage of “when” in any of the English dictionaries that I checked, even though it is natural.
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In the example sentence, “when” is not being used to describe the first clause.
Instead, this “when” means something like “but then”. It connects a previous state with a contrasting event.
The first clause describes a situation that was interrupted by the event in second clause.
In other words:
“The two banks were all set to merge. But then, one of them suddenly backed out of the agreement.”
Surprisingly, I haven’t been able to find this usage of “when” in any of the English dictionaries that I checked, even though it is natural.
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Your explanation makes sense and it’s now crystal clear. Thank you for looking up dictionaries and stuff.
Your explanation makes sense and it’s now crystal clear. Thank you for looking up dictionaries and stuff.
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