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Which one is OK?
Don't make trouble when there is no trouble.
Don't make trouble where there is no trouble.
7 Thg 03 2024 21:01
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The second option.
7 tháng 3 năm 2024
I can't imagine ever using the first sentence for the same reason that I would never say
"There is trouble" or "There is no trouble".
Although those are simple correct sentences, they feel incomplete. You need to locate the "trouble" in space or time. For example, you could say
"There is trouble here" or
"I smell trouble" or
"I feel trouble (coming)" or
"This situation is troubling" or
"Now we have trouble"
You could also say "This (or 'that') is trouble" so long as it is clear to what "this" (or "that") refers.
Likewise, if someone said "Don't make trouble when there is no trouble", I would be confused: "Isn't there always trouble somewhere? What trouble are you talking about?" You could easily fix this by saying "bring" instead of "make"; that provides a locality since you can only bring things "here".
The second sentence does not suffer from this issue because "where" has the meaning "in a situation in which".
8 tháng 3 năm 2024
both are correct but they express different meanings
8 tháng 3 năm 2024
Don't make trouble when there is none.
8 tháng 3 năm 2024
I think especially your second option "Don't make trouble where the is no trouble/none" sounds just fine. In case you're interested, here are a few other American expressions for the same idea...
"Don't stir up trouble."
"Let sleeping dogs lie."
"Don't poke the bear."
(I don't know whether these would sound normal in British English or not.)
8 tháng 3 năm 2024
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