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3 years, 3 months ago

"When is the date..." or "What is the date..." -- which is correct?

I'm curious which one is correct. For example, "When is the date we're losing this content" vs "What is the date we're losing this content?"
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jchaiken | 3 years, 3 months ago
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Since "date" is a noun and the subject of the question, the correct response is "What is the date..." To use when, the question would be "When are we going to lose this content?" or "When is this content set to expire?"

I would use "What is the date that..." to elicit an exact response, i.e. "This content expires on February 6th." The "when" question may elicit a more vague response, i.e. "This content expires in three days." Is that three days from now or three days from when I sent the email yesterday?
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singlegirls12 | 1 month, 3 weeks ago
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Black telephone chat depends on the context

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pmacdon1 | 3 years, 3 months ago
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Either would be acceptable, but "What is the date" would be preferred in my not so humble opinion.

Saying "what is the date" asks for the calendar day when something is occurring.

Saying "when is the date" asks when an event, "the date" is occuring

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nadiraziz | 3 years, 3 months ago
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What is correct simply because it refers to the word date, which is a noun. Also, being a number denoting a day in the calendar, and not a 'moment' in time, it is more appropriate.

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