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What is the difference between when and while ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between when and while ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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If you're referring to them in their conjunction forms, when shows a time period that can be any time. He eats when he is hungry, he sleeps when he is tired.
As for while, it has to occur at the same time. He studies while waiting for his next class. He talks while driving.
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