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Old 23-Nov-2004, 08:16
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Default Re: quick question

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Originally Posted by tiyna
Are the following sentences correct? Please explain to me why they're incorrect or correct:

* The man about to whom I told you was nice
* The man whom I told you about was nice

* The teacher about whom I told you is mean
* The teacher whom I told you about is mean
The first is wrong- there's no need for 'to'. The others are correct. In the second and fourth, you can also use 'who'.
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