The original post: /r/mildlyinfuriating by /u/TrickInvite6296 on 2024-11-07 17:53:28.

this is getting more and more common and it’s such a pet peeve of mine.

“whenever” is NOT for a singular specific event (generally speaking). if you are referencing how you went to the store that day, you would not say “whenever I went to the store.” if you’re talking about something that happened during meeting you had, you would not say “whenever I was in the meeting, x said this” - those would be “when.”