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    Default I'm having a little problem....

    I've recently read a book where somebody said:the icy blue eyes that had looked at him for all these years and thad had known him as a child.....
    Shouldn't that be either: the icy blue eys which had looked at him all these years and which had known him as a child
    or:The pair of icy blue eyes that....? Thanks or your help,
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    Default Re: I'm having a little problem....

    Welcome to the forum, cascail. :hi
    Quote Originally Posted by cascail View Post
    I've recently read a book where somebody said:space"the icy blue eyes that had looked at him for all these years and thad had known him as a child....."
    It's simply a typo. 'thad' should be 'that'.
    Context is always important; labelling is rarely important.


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    Default Re: I'm having a little problem....

    Why do you think it should have read "which" instead of "that"?

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