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Lcchang Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

who / who

Ms. Birch has been working for the Internet provider which is now involved in a case of leaking customer information.

Can I use 'who' in addition to 'which' if I view the Internet provider as 'people'.

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Lcchang Ms. Birch has been working for the Internet provider which is now involved in a case of leaking customer information. Can I use 'who' in addition to 'which' if I view the Internet provider as 'people'.

— Philip

  • Lcchang Ms.
  • Birch has been working for the Internet provider which is now involved in a case of leaking customer information.
  • Can I use 'who' in addition to 'which' if I view the Internet provider as 'people'.
  • LCChang I prefer to use 'who' only when the antecedent has been clearly identified as a person.
  • Here, I'd use 'which'.
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LcchangMs. Birch has been working for the Internet provider which is now involved in a case of leaking customer information.

Can I use 'who' in addition to 'which' if I view the Internet provider as 'people'.

LCChang
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Philip
Lcchang
Ms. Birch has been working for the Internet provider which is now involved in a case of leaking customer information.

Can I use 'who' in addition to 'which' if I view the Internet provider as 'people'.
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Yoong Liat(If 'who' is used, the verb should be 'are'. Am I right?)
Not in American English. "Provider" is singular.
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Yankee
Yoong Liat(If 'who' is used, the verb should be 'are'. Am I right?)

Not in American English. "Provider" is singular.
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To my BrE ears, "...who are..." sounds a little strange, where the antecedent is "Internet provider".

MrP
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Having trouble finding a internet provider who are ready to cope with Vista. Using my old laptop. Wondering if I should return new computer. ...
blog.windowsvistamagazine.co.uk/page/windowsvista?entry=19_essential_get_started_tips - 45k -
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Oh my, this really confuses me a lot... Emotion: indifferent
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Yoong LiatHaving trouble finding a internet provider who are ready to cope with Vista. Using my old laptop. Wondering if I should return new computer. ...
blog.windowsvistamagazine.co.uk/page/windowsvista?entry=19_essential_get_started_tips - 45k -
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Hi YL

Why post links to examples of a rare usage that you've managed to find in a Google search -- especially without any comment at all?
My own Google search suggests that any usage of the phrase "internet provider who are" is indeed extremely rare.
I got no results at all in the BNC.
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LcchangMs. Birch has been working for the Internet provider which is now involved in a case of leaking customer information.Hi everyone,
I wouldn't use "who", unless I was referring to a real person. Internet provider usually doesn't refer to a person, but a company, a firm, etc.
I wouldn't use a plural verb in any case. I think
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