Sujet : Re: That wicked "which"
De : peter (at) *nospam* silmaril.ie (Peter Flynn)
Groupes : comp.text.texDate : 19. Feb 2025, 13:56:31
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On 09/02/2025 16:15, Axel Berger wrote:
Ulrich D i e z wrote:
(English is not my first language.)
Nor mine, treat all my answers with caution.
to whom is known when
That phrase requires an "it"
to whom it is known when
Correct.
(Don't ask me why. I've learnt to trust my feelings but have never been
able to explain.)
It's called an indirect antecedent referent 😂
Alle Studenten, wem es bekannt ist, werden die Prüfung bestehen.
Also I'd put it slightly differently:
whom it is known to when
Much simpler: "All students who know when to use..."
Peter
Re: That wicked "which"
Re: That wicked "which"
