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When vs. Where
When
/wen/Examples:
'What did you do when you were away?' she asked.When we met, we talked about poetry, music and art."And also when Madame, here, shall have crossed over into England."
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This word has no synonymsAntonyms:
This word has no antonymsWhere
/weə/Examples:
Where are you?Her eyes where shining brighter than the Star;But then there is not so clever a man any where."
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This word has no antonymsWays to tell them apart:
- When is related to time, similar to the word then.
- Where is associated with location, starting with whe- like the word whereabouts.
- Remember that when asks about time, both words have an e in the middle position.
- Where has an r, think of it as asking for direction to a place, like road.
- When considering memory aids, when might be linked to calendar and where to map.
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