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Is it natural to use “whose” to refer to a thing?
Whose usage determines correctness?In natural disasters: died or killed?What to call an item that's neither an accessory nor a piece of jewelryWhat is the vocative expression we can use to attract the attention of someone whose name or surname we don't know?Is it common to use “mule” to refer to stupidity?G.B. Shaw and PhoneticsCan we use “fury” to refer to a large crowd?Can I use “clipper” for someone whose hobby is watching and sharing video clips?Is this correct usage/does it sound natural to use “antithetical” like this?Is it a common thing in American English to refer to Great Britain as “England”?
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When i looked up Oxford Dictionary,i learned that “whose” is not usually used to refer to a thing and “of which” is usually used instead.But later i came across an example sentence from a dict app,which said“They speculated in property,whose value now has dropped”.
In my view,“whose” is more simple in terms of expression.So maybe using “whose” to refer to a thing is not very correct on grammar,but still used often?
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When i looked up Oxford Dictionary,i learned that “whose” is not usually used to refer to a thing and “of which” is usually used instead.But later i came across an example sentence from a dict app,which said“They speculated in property,whose value now has dropped”.
In my view,“whose” is more simple in terms of expression.So maybe using “whose” to refer to a thing is not very correct on grammar,but still used often?
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When i looked up Oxford Dictionary,i learned that “whose” is not usually used to refer to a thing and “of which” is usually used instead.But later i came across an example sentence from a dict app,which said“They speculated in property,whose value now has dropped”.
In my view,“whose” is more simple in terms of expression.So maybe using “whose” to refer to a thing is not very correct on grammar,but still used often?
word-usage
When i looked up Oxford Dictionary,i learned that “whose” is not usually used to refer to a thing and “of which” is usually used instead.But later i came across an example sentence from a dict app,which said“They speculated in property,whose value now has dropped”.
In my view,“whose” is more simple in terms of expression.So maybe using “whose” to refer to a thing is not very correct on grammar,but still used often?
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