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I suppose you could read it (i.e., ":-") as "provided that …", in which case it does follow standard English word order.
by treetalker 2y ago
I suppose you could read it (i.e., ":-") as "provided that …", in which case it does follow standard English word order.
- robsimmons 2y agoGood point! "Whenever" is probably even closer to the correct meaning.
- treetalker 2y agoAgreed, "whenever" expresses a necessary implication, while "provided" expresses necessary but not necessarily sufficient prerequisites.