What's the difference between whan and when?

Whan


Definition:

  • (adv.) When.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) John Roberts owns nearly 40% of the company, putting him in line for a windfall of around £400m whan AO lists on the London stock market.
  • (2) I think people here will buy more guns,” Whan said.
  • (3) Experiments in toad skin that H+ excretion could not be detected whan Cl- was present in the outer medium, but became apparent if an impermant anion, SO4-2-, was used.
  • (4) No evidence has been produced that the morality rate in TAD poisoning is lower following physostigmine treatment whan with conventional supportive care.

When


Definition:

  • (adv.) At what time; -- used interrogatively.
  • (adv.) At what time; at, during, or after the time that; at or just after, the moment that; -- used relatively.
  • (adv.) While; whereas; although; -- used in the manner of a conjunction to introduce a dependent adverbial sentence or clause, having a causal, conditional, or adversative relation to the principal proposition; as, he chose to turn highwayman when he might have continued an honest man; he removed the tree when it was the best in the grounds.
  • (adv.) Which time; then; -- used elliptically as a noun.

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