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To: TobagoJack who wrote (173300)	6/18/2021 5:29:49 PM
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or my understanding of nuance of English dialect used in America is behind the times... The usage of "when" as an alternative to if... is an escalatory act... that removes the obstacle to the suspension of disbelief that is naturally inherent in the use of "if"... And, by crossing the lines in grammar... it implies a bit of sarcasm... while also denying the induction of "that probably won't happen" as the unthinking first knee jerk response to the use of "if"... It takes the form of a factual conditional... in an instance where there will not be confusion about the hypothetical nature of the statement... and then substitutes the factual for a hypothetical conditional... the result of which is the creation of a bit of sarcasm in relation to the cognitive dissonance imposed by the use of the factual versus hypothetical in the conditional... The use means... not that I'm predicting you will be murdered... but that I'm denying you the instantaneous ability to refuse to accept that it might happen... ? The forced grinding of grammatical gears intended to induce a more thoughtful consideration... versus rote action in "following the form" of argument by immediately dismissing the probability of the conditional following "if". So, it elevates the theater... while pairing the real potential with the sarcasm in forcing it to be recognized ? The sarcasm also a direct comment on the social trend... as the likelihood increases in direct result of the changing (subject) condition within the society... converting "if" into "when" as a consequence of extending the trend... the /s being implied.

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