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64801965 Posted 6 years ago
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Is this two sentences correct?

If there is anything in this world about which I know positively nothing, it is ...

If there is anything in this world about what I know positively nothing, it is ...

  

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In ordinary modern English, "which" is correct and "what" seems like an error. My feeling is that you may find instances of this use of "what" in old writing or dialect.

— GPY

  • In ordinary modern English, "which" is correct and "what" seems like an error.
  • My feeling is that you may find instances of this use of "what" in old writing or dialect.
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In ordinary modern English, "which" is correct and "what" seems like an error. My feeling is that you may find instances of this use of "what" in old writing or dialect.

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64801965 Is this Are these two sentences correct?

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