give me a chair on that/which to sit

angliholic · #1 (**permalink**) 24-Nov-2007, 03:08

Would you give me a chair on that/which to sit?

Do both of the above versions sound right to you? If not, why not? Thanks.

riverkid · #2 (**permalink**) 24-Nov-2007, 04:09

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Originally Posted by angliholic

Would you give me a chair on that/which to sit?

Do both of the above versions sound right to you? If not, why not? Thanks.

No, A, both don't sound copasetic. Fronted prepositions take 'which'. Why? I'm not sure.

angliholic · #3 (**permalink**) 24-Nov-2007, 04:21

Thanks, riverkid.
I find copacetic in your post very amusing and foreign at the same time.
Is it very often used?

riverkid · #4 (**permalink**) 24-Nov-2007, 04:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by angliholic

Thanks, riverkid.
I find copacetic in your post very amusing and foreign at the same time.
Is it very often used?

I really don't think that it is used all that often, A. You could run a corpus check to see.


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