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" on which" vs. "in which"

Hi,there,
I have a question about the following sentence.
"You should work on areas where you feel you had the greatest memory problems in the past and focus on these."
Can the word "where" in the above sentence be replaced by "on which" or "in which"? Thanks for your reply.
  

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[nq:1]Hi,there, I have a question about the following sentence. "You should work on areas where you feel you had the ... Can the word "where" in the above sentence be replaced by "on which" or "in which"?

  • [nq:1]Hi,there, I have a question about the following sentence.
  • "You should work on areas where you feel you had the ...
  • Can the word "where" in the above sentence be replaced by "on which" or "in which"?
  • [/nq] "On which" doesn't seem right with "areas", but "in which" is okay.
  • "On which" would work all right with other antecedents.
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[nq:1]Hi,there, I have a question about the following sentence. "You should work on areas where you feel you had the ... Can the word "where" in the above sentence be replaced by "on which" or "in which"? Thanks for your reply.[/nq]
"On which" doesn't seem right with "areas", but "in which" is okay.
"On which" would work all right with other antecedents. Like
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[nq:1]"You should work on areas where you feel you had the greatest memory problems in the past and focus on these." Can the word "where" in the above sentence be replaced by "on which" or "in which"? Thanks for your reply.[/nq]
1. This substitution is OK i.e. would be grammatically correct.
2. The sentence is irreparably bad because wordy and scantof meaning. It seems to recommend action
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[nq:1]Hi,there, I have a question about the following sentence. "You should work on areas where you feel you had the ... Can the word "where" in the above sentence be replaced by "on which" or "in which"? Thanks for your reply.[/nq]
The meaning of the word "area" is based on the idea of place, although often, as here, it is extended beyond that meaning; so there is nothing wrong with using eit

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