Where or in which

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Diamondrg  #171940  Mon, 19 Dec 05 08:29 PM

 CalifJim wrote:
My answer would be A.
I tend to use "where" for situations.  A composition is not a situation.  Maybe that explains my choice. ???

CJ

what about "where in which" in the sentences below? Is it used in English? when? why?

a robot of

1- It is important to understand that when we see these rulings, like the one in Kansas last week where in which the court ruled that schools are unconstitutionally funded in a way that poor children get the least of everything we know that they need.chemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />>>

2- In the start of the school year, I became part of an honors program where in which I decided to write a symphony.

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3- The levels are pretty much standard for each chapter in the game, room onto room onto room where in which you have to smash and destroy everything.

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4- In this case the peer that is sharing the maximum number of files is given a better priority or a higher utility value then he adds the second utility factor where in which he takes into account the file size.

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5- His prejudices against the machines find their way into Spooner’s latest murder investigation, where in which he suspects a robot of committing the murder.

committing the murder. >>>>

  
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CalifJim  #172038  Tue, 20 Dec 05 02:27 AM
"where in which" makes no sense to me.  Is it really supposed to be English?  Surprise [:O]
  
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rishonly  #172113  Tue, 20 Dec 05 05:50 AM

Hi Diamondrg,

It seems like all these examples have been taken from Internet using Google. Normally, Internet is not an accurate medium to derive grammatical rules.

  
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nona the brit  #172140  Tue, 20 Dec 05 06:46 AM

Where in which is gobbledegook.

I agree with Paco that both are used.

  
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Diamondrg  #175539  Wed, 28 Dec 05 03:51 PM

 CalifJim wrote:
Can you give examples?

No.  That was the point of the "maybe" and the question marks.
Here's another "maybe":
Maybe it's just that the original sounds like a statement of a definition, and in that context "where" sounds too informal to me. We'd never see "where" used that way in a definition in a dictionary, for example.
(Now watch carefully while Paco finds one!!! Smile [:)] )
CJ

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CalifJim  #175846  Thu, 29 Dec 05 02:46 AM
So you beat Paco to the punch, huh?  I hope this doesn't mean you're going to get too big for your britches!
I decided to use a couple of very informal expressions here for you to chew on! Smile [:)]

  
paco2004  #175851  Thu, 29 Dec 05 02:56 AM
too big for my breeches



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CalifJim  #175853  Thu, 29 Dec 05 03:04 AM
You look so different there, Paco!  Smile [:)]
  
Diamondrg  #176074  Thu, 29 Dec 05 01:42 PM

 CalifJim wrote:
So you beat Paco to the punch, huh?  I hope this doesn't mean you're going to get too big for your britches!

In my opinion, in this forum paco has a status which cannot be written off easily. And I would like to state that I have never had such an intention. (I hope I have said what I mean)

  
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