[Ads-l] that-which

[Cohen, Gerald Leonard]

Jon's example looks like a blend:

"...the country which is the greatest country..."

plus  "...the country that is the greatest country..."


A contributing factor: "that which" already

exists in such phrases as "That which survives..."


Gerald Cohen

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From:  Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at GMAIL.COM>
Sent: Sunday, July 7, 2019 10:46 AM

African-American WW2 vet on History Channel, "First to Fight: The Black
Tankers of World War II" (2006):

"This [flag] represents the country that-which is the greatest country in
the world."

JL




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