KNOW YOUR ENGLISH
KNOW YOUR ENGLISH “Sir, which book are you reading?” “I am reading Gandhiji’s autobiography. There is a difference between which and what. They are not interchangeable. You use ‘which’ when you are aware of the possible alternatives. For example, you see some books here. If you want to know if I have chosen to read any of the books here, you can ask. “Which book are you reading?” However, your question was a general one and was not concerned with possible alternatives. Hence the question should have been: “What book are you reading?” which is used when the number of possibilities is implied or mentioned. “Which do you want, coffee or tea?” “What do you want?” is a general question. Do you understand?” “Yes, sir. You know, sir, this morning somebody tried to pull my legs. He said that there was a money order for me in the post office. I went there and found that it wasn’t true.” “You must have been greatly disappointed and angry too. By the way, the idiom is ‘to pull one’s leg’ and no