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Navitasan Posted 17 years ago
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Seeing whom

Which are correct:

1-Last night the group was joined by Jane, seeing whom perform is a divine experience.
2-Last night the group was joined by the only dancer seeing whom perform is a divine experience.

3-Last night I ran into Harry, meeting whom is always a pleasure for me.
4-Last night I ran into the only person meeting whom is always a pleasure for me.
  

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Hi, There is no way to make 1 and 2 work and sound even vaguely natural. Last night the group was joined by Jane, whose dancing is a divine to watch. That is as close as I can come.

— BarbaraPA

  • Hi, There is no way to make 1 and 2 work and sound even vaguely natural.
  • Last night the group was joined by Jane, whose dancing is a divine to watch.
  • That is as close as I can come.
  • A natural way to say this: Jane joined the group last night, and watching her dance is a divine experience.
  • Last night I ran into Harry, who is always a pleasure for me to see.
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Hi,

There is no way to make 1 and 2 work and sound even vaguely natural.

Last night the group was joined by Jane, whose dancing is a divine to watch. That is as close as I can come. A natural way to say this: Jane joined the group last night, and watching her dance is a divine experience.

Last night I ran into Harry, who is always a pleasure for me to see.
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