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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Wh-qestion
When comparing two persons, I think that “who” should be used:
"Who is taller, Tom Cruise or Alain Delon?"
But when comparing a human and an animal, which sounds better:
"Who is stronger, Tom Cruise or a bear?"
or
"Which is stronger, Tom Cruise or a bear?"
Or more precisely, should I say something like:
Who or which is stronger, Tom Cruise or a bear?
"Who is taller, Tom Cruise or Alain Delon?"
But when comparing a human and an animal, which sounds better:
"Who is stronger, Tom Cruise or a bear?"
or
"Which is stronger, Tom Cruise or a bear?"
Or more precisely, should I say something like:
Who or which is stronger, Tom Cruise or a bear?
Top answer
Instead of resorting to somewhat irritating attempts at precision, we often just reword to avoid such problems. eg Is Tom Cruise stronger than a bear?
- Instead of resorting to somewhat irritating attempts at precision, we often just reword to avoid such problems.
- eg Is Tom Cruise stronger than a bear?
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Instead of resorting to somewhat irritating attempts at precision, we often just reword to avoid such problems.
eg Is Tom Cruise stronger than a bear?
eg Is Tom Cruise stronger than a bear?
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