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Alc24 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

WHO is WHO or WHICH is WHICH

Which would you say?

I don't know who's who's in the picture/which is which?

When would you use WHO is WHO?

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The simple answer is use "I don't know who's who" when talking about people and "I don't know which is which" when talking about objects. However, "which is which" can sometimes also be used for people, especially if you know the identities but you just don't know which people they apply to. For example, you know it's a picture of Tim and Ted, but you don't know which is Tim and which is Ted.

— Mr Wordy

  • The simple answer is use "I don't know who's who" when talking about people and "I don't know which is which" when talking about objects.
  • However, "which is which" can sometimes also be used for people, especially if you know the identities but you just don't know which people they apply to.
  • For example, you know it's a picture of Tim and Ted, but you don't know which is Tim and which is Ted.
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The simple answer is use "I don't know who's who" when talking about people and "I don't know which is which" when talking about objects. However, "which is which" can sometimes also be used for people, especially if you know the identities but you just don't know which people they apply to. For example, you know it's a picture of Tim and Ted, but you don't know which is Tim and which is Ted.
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