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Lucas21c Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
'wherein' vs 'where'
Could you tell me the difference between (1) and (2) in the following sentence?
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The game of Monopoly can be used as a metaphor for understanding society and its hierarchical structure, (1) wherein / (2) where some people have a lot of wealth and a lot of status, and a lot of people don’t.
Thank you.
The game of Monopoly can be used as a metaphor for understanding society and its hierarchical structure, (1) wherein / (2) where some people have a lot of wealth and a lot of status, and a lot of people don’t.
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lucas21c Could you tell me the difference between (1) and (2) in the following sentence? #1 just seems overly formal to me. It does not match the 'a lot of's that follow.
- lucas21c Could you tell me the difference between (1) and (2) in the following sentence?
- #1 just seems overly formal to me.
- It does not match the 'a lot of's that follow.
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lucas21cCould you tell me the difference between (1) and (2) in the following sentence?#1 just seems overly formal to me. It does not match the 'a lot of's that follow.
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There is no difference in meaning. Wherein is rather formal and means in which. In which could be used in your sentence. Where is often used instead of in which: This is the village where/in which he lived as a young man.
CB
EDIT: Mr M, the fastest man in the east, beat me again!
CB
EDIT: Mr M, the fastest man in the east, beat me again!
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