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Maj Posted 22 years ago
Grammar
Where/who?
Where is the leak or who is the leak?
Could someone tell me the difference between this two sentences?. I am afraid I have a cloud on mind my that prevents me from seeing clearly.
Could someone tell me the difference between this two sentences?. I am afraid I have a cloud on mind my that prevents me from seeing clearly.
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Just from experience... it sounds to me like where is the leak is talking about a specific place while who is the leak refers to a person. Can you see where I am coming from?
- Just from experience...
- it sounds to me like where is the leak is talking about a specific place while who is the leak refers to a person.
- Can you see where I am coming from?
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Just from experience... it sounds to me like where is the leak is talking about a specific place while who is the leak refers to a person. Can you see where I am coming from?
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Not sure. I think I know where you have been but I can't see where you are coming from.
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The simplest advice is this:
'Who' refers to a person: Who is that girl? Who ate all of the pies? Who can help me? Who left the tap running, there is water leaking everywhere?
'Where' refers to places: Where does the girl live? Where can I buy a pie?
Where is the leak? My laptop is not where I left it.
Exception: It would be poor usage but one might ask 'who is
'Who' refers to a person: Who is that girl? Who ate all of the pies? Who can help me? Who left the tap running, there is water leaking everywhere?
'Where' refers to places: Where does the girl live? Where can I buy a pie?
Where is the leak? My laptop is not where I left it.
Exception: It would be poor usage but one might ask 'who is
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