Jun 10, 2010 11:55
13 yrs ago
English term
ynocik
this is the girl because of which he died
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Obviously we say "She is the girl, because of whom..." but is it acceptable to say:
"This is the girl, because of which he died" - like we were to chose one of a group of girls ("Which one of them?") ?
"This is the girl, because of which he died" - like we were to chose one of a group of girls ("Which one of them?") ?
Responses
| 4 +6 | not acceptable |
Michał Janowski
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Change log
Jun 10, 2010 13:05: Stanislaw Czech, MCIL CL changed "Language pair" from "Polish to English" to "English"
Jun 10, 2010 21:51: Tony M changed "Term asked" from "\"this is the girl because of which he died\"" to "this is the girl because of which he died"
Responses
+6
5 mins
Michał Janowski
Specializes in field
Language barrier B-gone!
Native in: Polish 
Works in: Polish to English, English to Polish, English, and 1 more.
English term (edited):
\"this is the girl because of which he died\"
Selected
not acceptable
On top of being unacceptable, this sentence is also rather confusing, I'm afraid.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Darius Saczuk
8 mins
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| agree |
Jack Doughty
1 hr
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| agree |
B D Finch
1 hr
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| agree |
Richard McDorman
: Yes, I agree that the sentence is clearly ungrammatical.
3 hrs
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| agree |
Rolf Keiser
4 hrs
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| agree |
Armorel Young
: a reference to a person is always going to be "whom"
7 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
Reference comments
1 hr
Stanislaw Czech, MCIL CL
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Every word matters
Native in: Polish (Variant: Standard-Poland) 
Works in: English to Polish, Polish to English, German to Polish, and 1 more.
Reference:
As there is no relation to Polish
I have changed the language pair to English-English
Discussion
This is the girl he died for