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Hello, I hope you are doing well.

I would like to know if the following sentences are correct.

1. There are some words here of which I don't know the pronounciation.

2. I'm not spending a lot of money on something of which I'm certain, I'm not going to use very often.

Thanks in advance.

CalifJim · Accepted Answer

Nature051. There are some words here of which I don't know the ****ounciation.

You want this:

There are some words here I don't know how to pronounce.

Note: ****ounce / ****unciation

Nature052. I'm not spending a lot of money on something of which I'm certain, I'm not going to use very often.

This:

I'm not spending a lot of money on something I'm not certain about or that I'm not going to use very often.

CJ

CalifJim · Answer

Nature05of which

This combination is almost never used in conversation, and it is not used that often in writing either. We usually change the sentence to avoid it.

It seems to me that even in writing it is used more often after certain words, namely, all, some, much, many, most, none, part, or a number (two, ten, etc.).

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CJ

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