ha. it was more a lack of said since you hung up on me. :) It's ok tho. I mean, I wasn't trying to be harsh about it, I was just hoping you weren't mad at me. Anyway, that's weird that I called you today since I hadn't seen your live journal post yet...Life really isn't a coincidence is it.
I never can decide on 'that' vs. 'which' either. I agree with czircon in this case, however, for future reference, here's what Patricia T. O'Conner¹ has to say about the matter:
Bite on one of these: Nobody likes a dog that bites or Nobody likes a dog which bites.
If they both sound right, you've been spooked by whiches (the first example is the correct one).
The old that-versus-which problem haunts everybody sooner or later. Here are two rules to help you figure out whether a clause (a group of words with its own subject and verb) should start with that or which.
- If you can drop the clause and not lose the point of the sentence, use which. If you can't, use that. - A which clause goes inside commas. A that clause doesn't.
Now let's put the rules to work. Look at these two sentences:
Buster's bulldog, which had one white ear, won best in show.
The dog that won best in show was Buster's bulldog.The point of each sentence is that Buster's dog won. What happens when we remove the that or which clause
( ... )
ps. I miss you when we don't talk. i don't think I'll ever wonder about us...I dunno, not being friends anymore. i think i've fought with you more than any other person on this earth...ha. and i think that makes you that much better.
whoa it's been awhile!laurliz32February 11 2005, 22:05:42 UTC
Hey Robert! I haven't talked to you in months, lots and lots of months! My name on here is laurliz32. that's also my screenname on AIM. My cell phone number hasn't changed either. I'm an RA now, finally, and yeah it's been a long frickin time. So IM me or something whenever you're on. I can't believe you're done with school in a matter of speaking. I wish I could just not go anymore, oh wait, I can, but then the money stops...i'm on crack or something...kidding! okay i'll talk to you soon, Have a good one!
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Bite on one of these: Nobody likes a dog that bites or Nobody likes a dog which bites.
If they both sound right, you've been spooked by whiches (the first example is the correct one).
The old that-versus-which problem haunts everybody sooner or later. Here are two rules to help you figure out whether a clause (a group of words with its own subject and verb) should start with that or which.
- If you can drop the clause and not lose the point of the sentence, use which. If you can't, use that.
- A which clause goes inside commas. A that clause doesn't.
Now let's put the rules to work. Look at these two sentences:
Buster's bulldog, which had one white ear, won best in show.
The dog that won best in show was Buster's bulldog.The point of each sentence is that Buster's dog won. What happens when we remove the that or which clause ( ... )
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i cant think clearly. sorry.
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