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Title: Correctly English: Which and Who
Post by: Quaz on August 31, 2010, 11:28:32 pm
Evenin' ladies and gentlemen.

I'm not from a english speaking country, but I'm doing everything to reach a niveau near to an well speaking englishman.
I hope I don't come over as a retarded dumb if I ask some explaination about 'which' and 'who'.

When do I need to use which? I hope someone can explain me more about it with some examples.

Kind regards,
Quaz
Title: Re: Correctly English: Which and Who
Post by: Halogenn on August 31, 2010, 11:40:31 pm
'Who' is for a person
'Which' is for an object, animal
'That' is for both :D
Title: Re: Correctly English: Which and Who
Post by: Webster on August 31, 2010, 11:43:04 pm
'Who' is for a person
'Which' is for an object, animal
'That' is for both :D
Grammar nazi.
Title: Re: Correctly English: Which and Who
Post by: Halogenn on August 31, 2010, 11:44:59 pm
Grammar nazi.

Nein!



More detailed explanation:

Who (and its inflections, whom and whose) is used to refer only to people or to entities treated as people (e.g., gods, or anthropomorphized pets).

Which is used to refer to things or animals, not people. When the relative clause is nonrestrictive, use who, not which to refer to people.
Title: Re: Correctly English: Which and Who
Post by: [SE]Dr_Pepper27 on August 31, 2010, 11:47:57 pm
EX> Which animal is that?
EX> Who is that?

INCORRECT:

Who animal is that?

Which is that?
(Although the above one makes sense, it's not correct for talking to a human.)
)
Title: Re: Correctly English: Which and Who
Post by: Quaz on August 31, 2010, 11:49:25 pm
Thank you very much.
When I read it, my mind tells me somewhere I knew this already.
I think I had to follow more my english teachers words than watch her..
Title: Re: Correctly English: Which and Who
Post by: 9r2e5i3k on August 31, 2010, 11:50:31 pm
which - when you ask for one (eventually a few) of a limited/given selection
what instead of which - when you ask from a full/non-limited selection
who - logically "what/which person"

example:
What color(s) do you like?
Which color(s) do you like: red, green, blue or yellow?
Title: Re: Correctly English: Which and Who
Post by: Cane on September 01, 2010, 12:05:29 am
Quote from: title
Correctly English
^ Correct* English
Title: Re: Correctly English: Which and Who
Post by: Victor on September 01, 2010, 12:20:13 am
You helped me too guys :P even i hate grammar  :flame:
Title: Re: Correctly English: Which and Who
Post by: Green_Thumb on September 01, 2010, 12:44:02 am
It can also be used for

Code: [Select]
"Which" one of you has my gun
Code: [Select]
"Who" the fuck are youAnd
Code: [Select]
"That" man stole my purse! (Usually refered to an individual you do not know the name of.)
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