will and age

pash · Sep 27, 2006

Why can't we say "When I will be forty,..."?

Deleted member 42 · Sep 27, 2006

Who the heck says we can't? It depends on context.

When I will be forty, my husband will be fifty.

Jamesaritchie · Sep 27, 2006

forty

Because it's horrible grammar and really has no meaning. "When" and "will be" are contradictory. When I am forty is fine, and when will I be forty is fine. When I will be forty doesn't make any sense.

pash · Sep 28, 2006

Jamesaritchie said:
Because it's horrible grammar and really has no meaning. "When" and "will be" are contradictory. When I am forty is fine, and when will I be forty is fine. When I will be forty doesn't make any sense.

I see. So one cancels out the other, right?

Kentuk · Sep 28, 2006

When I will be, its still not over
and what I want to be is still to come.

pash · Sep 29, 2006

Kentuk said:
When I will be, its still not over
and what I want to be is still to come.

Understood. Thanks.

So we can say "when I will be done with the dishes, I'll..." , can we?

will and age

pash

Deleted member 42

Jamesaritchie

pash

Kentuk

I want to write what I want to write

pash