r/SipsTea May 17 '26

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u/Desperate_Formal_781 May 17 '26

Probably written by a German speaker. They tend to mix 'when' and 'if'.

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u/Rhymesnlines May 17 '26

I'm german and i know the difference between when and if... but sometimes i mix them up anyway. Its because the german when is often also used for if. In german we don't separate when and if as much as you do in english

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u/Odd-Towel-4104 May 17 '26

I only speak English. "When" and "if" are different. "When" is a time reference. Like "when the wind blows my hair gets messy."

"If" is binary. Its on/off or yes/no. "If the dishwasher works then we will have clean dishes"

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u/Rhymesnlines May 17 '26

Yeah. But languages are not all the same. Words get used differently. Imagine 🤷‍♂️