I noticed something funny about the English language (might be similar
with many other languages as well):

  Most sentences of the form "A when B" can be changed to "when B, A" and
it will still be a valid sentece and the meaning won't change. For example:

  "Tom panicked when he heard the news."
  "When he heard the news, Tom panicked."

  "It hurts when I touch here."
  "When I touch here, it hurts."

  "The motor starts making funny noises when the car goes too fast."
  "When the car goest too fast, the motor starts making funny noises."

  "I'm happy when you are happy."
  "When you are happy, I'm happy."

  "Remember to take your wallet when you leave."
  "When you leave, remember to take your wallet."

  Can you think of any sentence of the form "A when B" which does not work
in the form "when B, A" (or the other way around)?

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                                                          - Warp

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