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Usage Glossary: A B C D E F G H I K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y

who's/whose

Who's, a contraction of who is, should generally be avoided in formal writing. Whose is the possessive form of who.


Weak

Who's planning to teach the Chaos seminar next semester?

Improved

Who is scheduled to teach the Chaos seminar next semester?

Whose laboratory will get the new computers?

He is one person whose laboratory will surely get the new computers.


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