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Englishsz Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

that or who

It's easier to pretend to be what you are not,than to hide what you really are;but he that can accomplish both ,has little to learn in hypocrisy.

Why use 'that' instead of 'who'?
  

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, already mentioned, referring to the one more remote in place, time, or thought; opposed to this): This is my sister and that's my cousin. Usage Note: That is used to refer to animate and inanimate nouns and thus can substitute in most uses for who(m) and which: Many of the workers that (or who) built the pyramids died while working. The negotiator made an offer that (or which) was very attractive to the union.

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  • , already mentioned, referring to the one more remote in place, time, or thought; opposed to this): This is my sister and that's my cousin.
  • Usage Note: That is used to refer to animate and inanimate nouns and thus can substitute in most uses for who(m) and which: Many of the workers that (or who) built the pyramids died while working.
  • The negotiator made an offer that (or which) was very attractive to the union.
  • Experienced writers choose among these forms not only on the basis of grammar and the kind of noun referred to but also on the basis of sound of the sentence and their own personal preference.
  • in your example.
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Quote from the dictionary:
That
- pronoun used to indicate one of two or more persons, things, etc., already mentioned, referring to the one more remote in place, time, or thought; opposed to this): This is my sister and that's my cousin.

Usage Note:
That is used to refer to animate and inanimate nouns and thus can substitute in most uses for who(m) and which: Many of the work
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