What's the meaning of "where" here?
Hi teachers,
I came across a passage about high and low register and stumble at this word "where" as in the following sentence:
But where the former brings to mind a hearth-and-home greeting, the latter brings to mind a much more formal affair.
I have never seen a "where" be used like this and am not sure about its function here. Could anyone kindly explain to me what this sentence is about? Thank you.
The passage about register can be found here: http://thedeclination.com/writing-the-high-register-the-low/
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where = whereas; while; although anonymous But where the former brings to mind a hearth-and-home greeting, the latter brings to mind a much more formal affair. The former (idea mentioned earlier) makes you think of a greeting that is very homelike and hospitable, while the latter (idea mentioned earlier) makes you think of an occasion which is more formal. CJ
- where = whereas; while; although anonymous But where the former brings to mind a hearth-and-home greeting, the latter brings to mind a much more formal affair.
- The former (idea mentioned earlier) makes you think of a greeting that is very homelike and hospitable, while the latter (idea mentioned earlier) makes you think of an occasion which is more formal.
- CJ
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where = whereas; while; although
anonymousBut where the former brings to mind a hearth-and-home greeting, the latter brings to mind a much more formal affair.
The former (idea mentioned earlier) makes you think of a greeting that is very homelike and hospitable, while the latter (idea mentioned earlier) makes you think of an occasion which is more for
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