Language Tip 20 (2014-15)

Spot the mistake in this sentence: “That is a belief in which we do not believe in.”

The mistake? A prepositional doubling-up (“That is a belief IN which we do not believe IN.”).

Other frequent examples:

“The theory of which we have been informed of.”
“The cousin with whom I went to the beach with.”

No great solutions here – just be vigilant!

Here are two links on the matter:

http://iatefl.britishcouncil.org/…/plenary-session-david-cr…

http://david-crystal.blogspot.com/…/on-world-in-which-we-li…

Jason Blake and Monika Kavalir

(Skupno 18 obiskov, današnjih obiskov 1)
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