which is taller?

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Itasan
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which is taller?

Post by Itasan » Sun Oct 09, 2005 10:27 am

Which is correct?
1. Which is taller, Jane or Mary?
2. Who is taller, Jane or Mary?
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joshua2004
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Post by joshua2004 » Sun Oct 09, 2005 3:02 pm

I would use "who" for people and "which" for non-human things.
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Itasan
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which is taller?

Post by Itasan » Sun Oct 09, 2005 11:22 pm

I see. Thank you very much.
I don't know why, but most of us here in Japan
were taught that 'which' is used when comparing,
"Which is taller,....". Do you think it was so
a long long long time ago?
Itasan
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