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  1. 01-Oct-2009, 09:52 #1
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    Default Where/What are they thinking about ?

    Can one use "Where are they thinking about ?" as well as "What are they thinking about ?" and do these 2 questions have the same meaning ?
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    Default Re: Where/What are they thinking about ?

    the second sentence is correct whereas the first one isn't.
    "Where" refers to a location, so you could ask "Where are they?" but it always has to be "WHAT are the thinking about?".

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    Default Re: Where/What are they thinking about ?

    Logically, this sentence is well-formed
    What are they thinking about?
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