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“Important for someone to do” vs. “important that someone does”
As I know, there is no difference in meaning between the following two sentences.
It is not important for you to eat good food.
It is not important that you eat good food.
But I believe ...
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“Objects in which” vs. “objects where” [closed]
I am confused with the correct usage of in which vs. where in the following example:
However, this pros, is limited for the objets where an edge resides
perpendicular to the ridge-line and ...
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“all that” vs. “all what”
I’ve heard somebody say:
All what is needed is …
I thought the correct way to phrase it was:
All that is needed is …
However, thinking about it more, the former doesn’t sound too ...
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Finnegan's Wake: “the least successful of whom was…” [closed]
Does the following sentence sound awkward because of the positioning of whom?
Beans grew up in a Roman Catholic household with four brothers; the least successful of whom was the bank president.
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“for which” vs. “for what”? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
"Which" vs "what" - what's the difference and when should you use one or the other?
Q: What's the rule-of-thumb on "for which" vs. "for what" ...
