Every time i see one I have the intense urge to vomit.
OceanSoap
joined 2 years ago
You're correct that it's not grammatically wrong, but a subtle semantic mis-match. Let's bring in the difference between "every time" and "whenever". While "when" and "every time" are interchangeable, "whenever" and "every time" are not. "Every time" is exact and without fail, while "whenever" implies unpredictability or indifference to the exact location.
"When (strongly implied every time) I go to the theater (exact location), I get popcorn."
"Every time (explicitly) I go to the theater (exact location), I get popcorn."
"Whenever (unpredictable, indifferent) I go to the theater (exact location -mismatch with unpredictability) I get popcorn"
Does that make sense?
Bill Gates would never lose out on $$ by banning access to use windows from Europe.
You've used it correctly! An incorrect usage would be:
"Whenever I go to the cinema, I get popcorn."
Once people catch onto your website and find out you can actually predict death on some people you'll also become rich, so that's nice.
The now ultra-common usage of "whenever", when they actually mean "when".
I can't fucking stand it. But it's everywhere now. I have no idea how it got so common but I'm surrounded by people who use it incorrectly.
NJ would like a word with you.
This is one I can get behind.
I mean, technically yes, but also no, because Microsoft is a private company, so it would be up to Bill Gates, and Bill Gates wouldn't do that.
I'd probably stop wearing skirts.
Yeah but the rules only apply to others, never those who impose them.
Nah, we good.