Timeline for Can we use 'what' as a reference to a previous statement?
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| Apr 6, 2016 at 14:55 | comment | added | HellishHeat | Not useful? "Can we use 'what' as a reference to a previous statement?" - Answered. "are there other words to replace 'what' in order to create a reference from one part of the sentence to the other" ? - Answered. You can probably argue that there could have been more information, but to suggest there was nothing of use in that answer? :( | |
| Apr 6, 2016 at 14:23 | comment | added | Edwin Ashworth | @SuperBiasedMan I'd have had to spend a lot of time coming up with a response half as good as yours here. Thank you. | |
| Apr 6, 2016 at 10:38 | comment | added | SuperBiasedMan | @HellishHeat Just because an answer addresses the question doesn't mean it shouldn't be downvoted. A downvote expresses "This answer is not useful.", which is a fair response to an answer that doesn't explain the reasoning behind it. | |
| Apr 6, 2016 at 8:58 | comment | added | HellishHeat | respectfully disagree with the motivation of your down vote. I clearly answered this part of the question "are there other words to replace 'what' in order to create a reference from one part of the sentence to the other". | |
| Apr 6, 2016 at 7:54 | comment | added | Edwin Ashworth | The second downvote is mine; though your first sentence is correct, it needs support to be acceptable, rather than 'I'll let someone else do most of the work because I can't'. And 'I will suspect the next guy to answer.' sounds unacceptable. | |
| Apr 6, 2016 at 7:20 | comment | added | HellishHeat | That down vote happened as soon as I clicked submit. So the person who down voted did not read my answer. I will suspect the next guy to answer. | |
| Apr 6, 2016 at 7:18 | history | answered | HellishHeat | CC BY-SA 3.0 |