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JungKim Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Some people can't eat gluten for medical reasons which that I get.
An American talk show host said this:
"Some people can't eat gluten for medical reasons, which...that I get." (This sentence starts at 18 seconds in the video below)
From the way he spoke, it seems to me that he initially said 'which' but then switched to 'that', that the former is a relative pronoun whereas the latter is not a relative pronoun but a demonstrative pronoun, and that he sort of started a new sentence with the 'that'.
Am I right or is this 'which that' sort of a phrase?
"Some people can't eat gluten for medical reasons, which...that I get." (This sentence starts at 18 seconds in the video below)
From the way he spoke, it seems to me that he initially said 'which' but then switched to 'that', that the former is a relative pronoun whereas the latter is not a relative pronoun but a demonstrative pronoun, and that he sort of started a new sentence with the 'that'.
Am I right or is this 'which that' sort of a phrase?
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" as if he will continue with "which I get", "which is reasonable", or whatever. Then he tails off that thought and says "That I get" as if it was, as you say, a new sentence.
- " as if he will continue with "which I get", "which is reasonable", or whatever.
- Then he tails off that thought and says "That I get" as if it was, as you say, a new sentence.
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You're right, he starts off saying "which ..." as if he will continue with "which I get", "which is reasonable", or whatever. Then he tails off that thought and says "That I get" as if it was, as you say, a new sentence.
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