heon
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- May 12, 2012
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What's the difference between 'in that case' and 'in which case'?
The following is the(or 'a' I'm not sure about this either) question I found on a Korean English learning website.
Which is correct?
a.Mr. Lambert may retire in May, in that case you will take over his post.
b. Mr. Lambert may retire in May, in which case you will take over his post.
The correct answer was a. according to the website. But there was no clear explanation.
I found another similar question, but this time the answer was different.
a. Some jobs cause clothes to become very dirty, in which case(o) the the company usually supplies uniforms and pays for laundering them.
b. Some jobs cause clothes to become very dirty, in that case(x) the the company usually supplies uniforms and pays for laundering them.
also, no explanation.
I think those two phrases sound slightly different, but that's all. I don't know when to use which.
Please help me.
Thank you.
The following is the(or 'a' I'm not sure about this either) question I found on a Korean English learning website.
Which is correct?
a.Mr. Lambert may retire in May, in that case you will take over his post.
b. Mr. Lambert may retire in May, in which case you will take over his post.
The correct answer was a. according to the website. But there was no clear explanation.
I found another similar question, but this time the answer was different.
a. Some jobs cause clothes to become very dirty, in which case(o) the the company usually supplies uniforms and pays for laundering them.
b. Some jobs cause clothes to become very dirty, in that case(x) the the company usually supplies uniforms and pays for laundering them.
also, no explanation.
I think those two phrases sound slightly different, but that's all. I don't know when to use which.
Please help me.
Thank you.