'somewhere in smb.’s life' vs. 'somewhen in smb.’s life'

[Tamara]

Hi

How would you say that:

(…) somewhere in his life or (…) somewhen (some when ?) in his life

(…) - can be, for example, a description of some predicted or desired event, "he" is expected to have in his lifetime
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[Alan]

Hi Tamara,

'Somewhen' is interesting but not possible, I'm afraid. I would suggest: At some time in his life ....

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[Tamara]

Good year to all!

Hi Alan!

Thank you for your response.

[Yankee]

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I'd never heard "somewhen" either and would have immediately corrected any ESL learner who used it. But I've now discovered that Webster's actually has an entry for this word.

Even so, I wouldn't recommend using this word, Tamara -- despite the obvious logic of it.

Amy