>>>>But really, "this as that happens"... what does that actually mean.
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>>>>(and, btw, I do abuse substances! I keep sugar and salt in dark spaces that they can't leave, no visitation rights, not even 15 minutes walk a day)
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>>>Usage Dragan thats all it means. Stop trying to get "rules " all the time and your English will be perfect. (better than mine. Maybe not my daughters though . She's a pedant :-) )
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>>Rules? In english, I understand there's just about one general rule: there are no rules, there are only lists :).
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>exceptio probat regulam in casibus non exceptis

And I usually find to many exceptions to any rule. There was even a pronunciation rule which would apply to a total of 12 cases, 8 of which are exceptions.

>(thats a cut and paste. I don't speak latin ;-) )

Latin is not spoken, anyway. It's only read, written or (re)cited :).