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Jackson6612 Posted 19 years ago
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''what country do you belong to?'' and ''which country do you...

0What is the difference between the meaning of following sentences:02br
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01b00102b00: 01font01i00What02i00 country do you belong to?02font02br
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01b00202b00: 01font01i00Which02i00 country do you belong to?02font0-
  

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0I think both are fine. The latter is more specific, it implies that you choose among specific wholes, that's all. 050010id1

— Silver Willow

  • 0I think both are fine.
  • The latter is more specific, it implies that you choose among specific wholes, that's all.
  • 050010id1
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0I think both are fine. The latter is more specific, it implies that you choose among specific wholes, that's all. 050010id1
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0 You do not belong to a country.02br
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01b00From what/which country are you?02b02br
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01b00What/which country are you from?02b0-
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01cite10Bokeh12cite10You do not belong to a country.12br
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11b10From what/which country are you?12b12br
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11b10What/which country are you from?12b12br
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10But I have listened on television many people saying 01font
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0>But I have listened on television many people saying 01font00''What country do you belong to?''02font01font00.02br
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00 Were those native British or American speakers? I don't quite think so. 02br
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What country means that you are asking to what type of country he belong to

Which country means that you are asking the name of the country that he belong to

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