which is correct: "there have been many times when" or "there have been many times where"?
2007-08-09 07:58:04 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Ex: there have been many times _____ I've made mistakes.
2007-08-09 08:05:23 · update #1
IF you are referring to LOCATION, you shouldn't use the word TIME at all. Time does not happen "where;" time happens "when."
Time refers to "WHEN." There are many times WHEN I have made mistakes.
WHERE refers to location: There are many corners where I turned left instead of right.
If you are referring to an incident repeated x# of times, you should use the phrase "times when" because you are referring to time.
2007-08-13 07:46:39 · answer #1 · answered by maî 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It all depends on what the end of the sentence will be. If you are asking just based on what you have posted then I would have to say the correct answer would be "there have been many times when" since a time is a when.
2007-08-09 15:03:08 · answer #2 · answered by Skyler G 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Depends what you are talking about. 'When' relates to time and 'where' relates to place so you could say
There have been many times when I have regretted some of the things I have done.
There have been many times where I could have made a difference.
2007-08-09 15:02:19 · answer #3 · answered by quatt47 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋