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blabla17's avatar

Is this grammatically correct?

Asked by blabla17 (1points) August 22nd, 2008

“i really hate it when you act like that.” ??

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trumi's avatar

I really hate it when people ask ridiculous questions because they want attention.

So… Maybe?

xxporkxsodaxx's avatar

I don’t see what’s wrong with it, I hate it when Ben Stiller directs, produces, writes, and acts in one movie.

blabla17's avatar

or is it “i really hate it WHENEVER you act like that” ??

trumi's avatar

Google? Or ask Lefteh if you have an obscure grammar question like this. Much quicker.

Don’t tell him I sent you though….

gailcalled's avatar

You are talking about usage and not grammar. I would suggest, however, that you capitalize the initial “I.”

aanuszek1's avatar

@xxporkxsodaxx

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lefteh's avatar

@trumi: Google is not the solution to every flipping question.
@aa: Tropic?

xxporkxsodaxx's avatar

@aanuszek, oh yea it did.

@trumi, if Google was always the answer then this site wouldn’t exist, sometimes people need help from people who have experienced the same problems and have found answers to them. I wasn’t able to find out what an Alpha Channel was until I got someone to explain it to me and then they were kind enough to do it for me as well- thank you Bri L.

gailcalled's avatar

@leftwh: You don’t think so? http://en.allexperts.com/q/General-Writing-Grammar-680/vs-whenever.htm

“Whenever” is an adverb, often used as a conjunction, such as, “I’ll get up whenever I want.”

“When” is also an adverb, but not used as a conjunction as widely as “whenever.”

“Whenever” means “on the occasion of,” or “at or around the time, based loosely,” or “don’t know, don’t care, doesn’t matter”; whereas “when” means the “exact time,” or “this particular” time, etc….

“Whenever I was young” or “whenever I had bronchitis” isn’t good form at all; — always say “when I was young” because that was a definite time, of course, being young—but it doesn’t have to mean the EXACT date, time of day, whether it was a Monday or a Tuesday, etc.

Now, having said that, “whenever” is used much more often to address a time in the future, or even the indefinite future; whereas “when” can and does pertain more definitely to the more definite past and/or future.”

blabla17's avatar

thank you guys. :]

gailcalled's avatar

@blabla: Whenever you want really good answers, ask Fluther.

lefteh's avatar

@gail: “When” is also an adverb, but not used as a conjunction as widely as “whenever.”
That is not going to make sense to a lot of people with this question. Google is a good resource for “What year was Kennedy assassinated in?” or “How many dynasties has China seen?” Sometimes, when somebody needs an explanation catered to him or her (such as this question), Google just isn’t sufficient.

gailcalled's avatar

It is the first time that I have actually thought about the difference. Google helped me, but you’re right. I took the easy way out. (It is getting late, but whenever I think about going to bed, something interesting pops up here.)

lefteh's avatar

Funny, the same thing happens to me every time I try to get some work done.

gailcalled's avatar

And when is that?

lefteh's avatar

I would wager that fewer than 10% of Fluther understands your humor. I appreciate it.

gailcalled's avatar

@L: Perhaps you underestimate the Collective?

lefteh's avatar

Perhaps. Perhaps not.

I hope so.

gailcalled's avatar

On that funny comment, “and so to bed.”

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