Feb 23, 2007 14:45
17 yrs ago
English term
hernanine
of which workers vs the workers of which
Non-PRO
English
Bus/Financial
Linguistics
"The company of which workers are well-educated is planning to produce chemical weapons."
I can't understand the "of which workers". Shouldn't it be "the workers of which" or "whose workers" etc.? Is it correct as it is?
I can't understand the "of which workers". Shouldn't it be "the workers of which" or "whose workers" etc.? Is it correct as it is?
Responses
| 4 +9 | whose workers |
Jack Doughty
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| 2 +9 | incorrect as is + revision |
SirReaL
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| 4 +3 | whose workers |
Roman Bardachev
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Change log
Mar 2, 2007 06:55: ErichEko ⟹⭐ changed "Field" from "Art/Literary" to "Bus/Financial"
Responses
+9
6 mins
Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
&
English
United Kingdom
Translator since 1953
Native in: English
Works in: Russian to English, German to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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197
Selected
whose workers
And add commas for clarity.
"The company, whose workers are well educated, is planning to produce chemical weapons."
There is an old-fashioned view that "whose" should only be used for people, not objects or organizations, but this is no longer generally accepted.
"The company, whose workers are well educated, is planning to produce chemical weapons."
There is an old-fashioned view that "whose" should only be used for people, not objects or organizations, but this is no longer generally accepted.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
+9
5 mins
incorrect as is + revision
The company, which has a highly qualified staff, is planning to...
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Jack Doughty
1 min
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Thank you, Jack
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| agree |
Ken Cox
: ... and better
3 mins
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Thank you!
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| agree |
Marie-Hélène Hayles
: yes, I like this suggestion. "Qualified" is certainly better than"educated" in this context.
4 mins
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Thank you!
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| agree |
Vicky Papaprodromou
4 mins
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Thank you!
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| agree |
Nik-On/Off
27 mins
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Thanks :)
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| agree |
airmailrpl
: -
1 hr
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| agree |
Sophia Finos (X)
9 hrs
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| agree |
Alfa Trans (X)
2 days 21 hrs
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| agree |
Richard Benham
: This is fine. The commas are essential.
3 days 19 hrs
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+3
5 mins
Roman Bardachev
Canada
Canada
Works in field
Canada
University Degree in Translation
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, English, and 1 more.
whose workers
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Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Vicky Papaprodromou
3 mins
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Thank you, Vicky
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| agree |
airmailrpl
: -
1 hr
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Thank you, airmailrpl
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| agree |
Sophia Finos (X)
9 hrs
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