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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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which date? what date?

What is correct between which and what when I ask date somebody?( When I want to know exact date from others)

What date are you going to leave?
Which date are you going to leave?
When are you going to leave?
  

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When are you going to leave? There is no real difference in the examples you have presented, but 'which' is usually used when the speaker has a small or limited number of options in mind, while 'what' occurs when the speaker has no such limitation in mind. Context often supplies the raison d'être

— Mister Micawber

  • When are you going to leave?
  • There is no real difference in the examples you have presented, but 'which' is usually used when the speaker has a small or limited number of options in mind, while 'what' occurs when the speaker has no such limitation in mind.
  • Context often supplies the raison d'être
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AnonymousWhat is correct between which and what when I ask date somebody?( When I want to know exact date from others)What date are you going to leave?Which date are you going to leave?When are you going to leave?
There is no real difference in the examples you have presented, but 'which' is usually used when the speaker has a small or limited number of option
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