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From: "Mike Lyle" <mike_lyle_uk@REMOVETHISyahoo.co.uk>
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Subject: Re: 'Which' or 'That'
Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2005 23:49:55 +0100
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Gran wrote:
[...]
> Now we get into dear old Microsoft and its rather vague way of
> suggesting alternatives when checking. It frequently wants to
replace
> 'which' with 'that' and I wondered if there's something basic I'm
> missing (like education).
>
> Bear with me - I'm willing to learn!
Ah, another Micrsoft victim! Ignore that bastard: it's got a
more-American-than-the-Americans thing about "that". I don't actually
think this which-that choice is something which (see that one? it
could have been a "that") adult native speakers of English actually
get wrong, which (see that one? it could NOT have been a "that") is
nice.
--
Mike.
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