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Old 19-Feb-2005, 11:57
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Default Re: whichever and whoever

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Dear Micawber,
Thank you very much for your explanation. The problem is that this is a multiple choice sentence and "whichever" and "whoever" are among the four choices. That's why I got confused. For a single sentence without any context I can't decide how many contestants enter for the contest.

Best wishes,

Jiang

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Originally Posted by Mister Micawber
Yes, you can. I would reserve 'whichever' for a limited number of contestants.
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