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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
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Which one is correct. Which or what?

Which song is playing?
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What song is playing.
  

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Depends on the situation - you may be given/have a list of songs, hearing one playing you may ask 'which song is playing?' or you may hear a song playing and ask someone 'what song is that playing?'
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Anonymous Which song is playing? Or What song is playing?
what identifies.
which selects.

In most situations you'll want an identification. What song ...?
If you are already aware of a limited number of songs it could be, you'll be selecting. Which song (of those songs) ...?

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