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altiwife

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Can I say these in English?
Look closely/carefully at the corrections I made to your essay.
Look closely/carefully at the corrections wich I made to your essay.
 

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How about:
Look into/study the corrections I made to your essay.
 

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I'm happy with "Look closely/carefully at ...".
 

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They're okay if you correct a typo.
 

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I'd use "that" not "which" (if that's what "wich" was meant to be!)
 

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You made a very important point for me here.


Look closely at the corrections which I made to your essay.
Look closely at the corrections that I made to your essay.

What's the difference here? Unfortunately, I'm not capable to see this. So I need a good explanation.
 
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Please click on Edit Post and correct the spelling of "wh​ich" first.
 

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Once again. Why shoud I use "that" and not "which" in my sentences above? What's the difference?
 

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If you type "that or which" into the Custom Search box on this page, you can read multiple threads on that subject.
 
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