a conflict with which caused the jam/with whom I had a conflict that caused the jam

[Vladv1]

1.This is the man I had a conflict with which caused the jam.
2.This is the man with whom I had a conflict that caused the jam.
Which sounds better? The second sounds better to me. The examples were made up by myself.

 

[jutfrank]

Which sounds better?

I think it's more a question of which sounds worse.

What's this jam and what or who exactly are you saying caused it?

The examples were made up by myself.

Yes, that might be the root of the problem. What are they supposed to exemplify?

 

[Vladv1]

I think it's more a question of which sounds worse.

What's this jam and what or who exactly are you saying caused it?



Yes, that might be the root of the problem. What are they supposed to exemplify?

I mean that the conflict causes a traffic jam. The conflict was with this man.

 

[Skrej]

I mean that the conflict causes a traffic jam. The conflict was with this man.

Then say that directly, and avoid the confusing relative pronouns.

Our conflict caused a traffic jam.
My confrontation with this man resulted in a traffic jam.

 

[Annabel Lee]

1.This is the man I had a conflict with which caused the jam.
2.This is the man with whom I had a conflict that caused the jam.
Which sounds better? The second sounds better to me. The examples were made up by myself.

I suggest revising to the following. Since the purpose of the sentence is to identify the man, "this" would be stressed:

3. The traffic jam was caused by my conflict with this man.

 

[emsr2d2]

Out of curiosity, how exactly did this conflict cause a traffic jam?