Whenever I see a cat, I usually start sneezing. |
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Votes: 307
Comments: 6
Added: December 2003
| gardemarine - 11th January 2007 15:50 |
| 'Whenever' here means every single time. 'Usually' means often but not always. So both words contradict themselves. A better sentence would be without the word 'usually'. |
| marionfox - 14th August 2007 15:11 |
| yes, whenever means every single time so I feel it would be best to say when I see a cat I usually start sneezing. They have not made it clear that they always sneeze. |
| Chunky - 15th August 2007 22:45 |
| Sounds like something an Eastern European trying to speak English would say tbh. |
| sam - 12th September 2007 21:16 |
| so your allergic to cats? |
| thebooklass - 23rd February 2009 21:30 |
| Perhaps it should be, "Whenever I am around a cat, I start sneezing." I am not sure why just seeing a cat would make her or him sneeze unless her allergies are psychosomatic. However, you could keep it as, "Whenever I see a cat, I start to sneeze. " in order to indicate a cause/effect relationship. |
| maria - 22nd October 2009 10:20 |
| I'm ok with marionfox , it's better to tell this: when I see a cat I usually start sneezing, |
