Learn English – How to use ‘when it comes to’

sentence-construction

We can bring up the topic of anything using 'when It comes to 'sentence pattern. So here's a sentence.

When it comes to where I study,

But, the problem I'm facing is that I have no idea what exactly I should talk about where I study. I think the following are possible, but I don't know if they are:

  1. the place that I prefer to study at; at a coffee shop or at home.

  2. How silent it is to focus on.

  3. How close it is from my home.

So I'd like to know how I can choose the topic so that the whole story makes sense.

Best Answer

What sort of things you may talk about is not determined by the phrase itself but by the context in which it occurs.

When it comes to X introduces X into the conversation, not as an entirely new topic but as a new 'subtopic'. It signals to your listener that what you will have to say about X is related to what you were discussing previously, but contrasts in some way with what has been said already. For instance:

I like to have a lot of people and noise around me; I spend most of my free time at bars and ballgames. But when it comes to where I study, I need quiet, and I usually go to a coffee shop.

For shopping or entertainment or visiting friends I'll go anywhere. I take the bus, and I don't mind long rides, because I can meet new people and have interesting conversations. When it comes to where I study, though, I pick some place close to home where I can walk, because I want to be alone and focus my mind on what I'll be working on when I get there.

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