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NRN7 Posted 15 years ago
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Use of which and what.
Could you please tell me which is correct and why. Which is your favourite colour? or What's your favourite colour?
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NRN7 Could you please tell me which is correct and why. Which is your favourite colour? or What's your favourite colour?
- NRN7 Could you please tell me which is correct and why.
- Which is your favourite colour?
- or What's your favourite colour?
- what identifies; which selects.
- You haven't given a set of colours to choose from, so it seems to me that you want your listener to identify his favourite colour.
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NRN7Could you please tell me which is correct and why. Which is your favourite colour? or What's your favourite colour?what identifies; which selects. You haven't given a set of colours to choose from, so it seems to me that you want your listener to identify his favourite colour. Use what.
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Both are acceptable.
"Which is your favourite colour?" is the same as asking, "Which colour is your favourite?"
"What's your favourite colour?" is the same as asking, "What colour is your favourite?"
A quick search on Google for usage of either which or what shows the following:
"which colour" - 362,000 results
"what colour" - 6,720,000 results
"Which is your favourite colour?" is the same as asking, "Which colour is your favourite?"
"What's your favourite colour?" is the same as asking, "What colour is your favourite?"
A quick search on Google for usage of either which or what shows the following:
"which colour" - 362,000 results
"what colour" - 6,720,000 results
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