Whence
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1. I do not know whence he came.
Is the above sentence correct? Is 'from' required before the 'whence'?
2. I do not know ( from ) whence he came.
Are both #1 and #2 correct?
Thanks.
Top answer
They are both correct. Here's a usage note from Collins dictionary: Although sometimes criticized as redundant, the idiom from whence is old, well-established, and standard: She arrived in Paris, from whence she bombarded us with postcards. It is found in Shakespeare, the King James Bible, and Dickens.
- They are both correct.
- Here's a usage note from Collins dictionary: Although sometimes criticized as redundant, the idiom from whence is old, well-established, and standard: She arrived in Paris, from whence she bombarded us with postcards.
- It is found in Shakespeare, the King James Bible, and Dickens.
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They are both correct.
Here's a usage note from Collins dictionary:
Although sometimes criticized as redundant, the idiom from whence is old, well-established, and standard:
She arrived in Paris, from whence she bombarded us with postcards.
It is found in Shakespeare, the King James Bible, and Dickens.
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