Which one is correct from the following?
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- What [a noun] is this?
Or - What [a noun] this is?
Both sound same to me though I feel like the first one is correct.
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- What [a noun] is this?
Or - What [a noun] this is?
Both sound same to me though I feel like the first one is correct.
Thanks.
grammaticality
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They are both fine. The second is a bit more old fashioned.
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- What [a noun] is this?
Or - What [a noun] this is?
Both sound same to me though I feel like the first one is correct.
Thanks.
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- What [a noun] is this?
Or - What [a noun] this is?
Both sound same to me though I feel like the first one is correct.
Thanks.
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They are both fine. The second is a bit more old fashioned.
– Jason Bassford
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They are both fine. The second is a bit more old fashioned.
– Jason Bassford
9 hours ago
They are both fine. The second is a bit more old fashioned.
– Jason Bassford
9 hours ago
They are both fine. The second is a bit more old fashioned.
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Just to clarify, what are you trying to say with this? The answer is probably the first, but I'd prefer to know the context before giving a straight answer
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