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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

"that in which"

Would it be correct to say "Don't trust that in which you love"?
  

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'That' plus 'which' do not exist well together except in quite formal English, but you must at least delete 'in',

— Mister Micawber

  • 'That' plus 'which' do not exist well together except in quite formal English, but you must at least delete 'in',
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'That' plus 'which' do not exist well together except in quite formal English, but you must at least delete 'in',
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So that sentence is not grammatically correct in formal English because of the word 'in'?
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Right -- although you can "trust in something" or "believe in something," you don't "love in something."
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