Where-in?

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kuberin  #3199  Fri, 01 Aug 03 08:30 PM
Is 'where-in' a conjunction? What does it mean?
  
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maj  #3205  Fri, 01 Aug 03 09:35 PM
You mean wherein used as a conjunction? It's formal and means in which part or respect.

"It is almost impossible to know wherein lies the truth on this forum" Chinese saying.
  
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moijelesuis  #4564  Sat, 16 Aug 03 12:23 PM
right on maj... also, no hyphen (just one single word)... same for whereas, wherever, whereupon, and of course, werewolf.
  
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kitkattail  #4599  Sat, 16 Aug 03 05:58 PM
Or therein, thereupon, thereafter... etc.
  
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