whose with inanimate objects

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Using ‘Whose’ for Objects and Things | Merriam-Webster
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The list of authors who have used whose for inanimate objects over the centuries includes such last-name notables as Shakespeare, Milton, Austen, and Fitzgerald. The mannequin, whose judgmental pose seems to imply disapproval, doesn’t really care which word you use. I could a tale unfold whose lightest word / Would harrow up thy soul…

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Whose for Inanimate Objects | Grammar Girl
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Whose to Refer to Inanimate Objects There is no dispute about using whose to refer to a person or animal. There is, however, some argument about whether it’s OK to use whose to refer to something that’s not a person or animal: a car or a tree, for instance.

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Using Whose with Inanimate Objects – Grammar Monster
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Whose Can Be Used with Animate and Inanimate Objects Whose is the possessive form of who and which. It is not just the possessive form of who. This means it can be used with animate and inanimate objects.

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Can You Use Whose for Inanimate Objects?
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Whose for Inanimate Objects Whose sounds most natural when it’s used for animate objects, like people and animals, and other things that breathe and possess the life force. Apparently there are folks out there who share the opinion that whose for inanimate objects shouldn’t be used because it sounds weird.

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Do You Use Whose vs. Which With Inanimate Objects?
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Whose vs. Which for Inanimate Objects. by Liz Bureman | 12 comments. If I’m being honest, I’m still not totally comfortable using whose for inanimate objects. I’m 100% a rephraser in that respect, and will rewrite the sentence to give it a more natural flow. However, a few of you wrote asking about using which in place of …

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grammaticality – Can whose refer to an inanimate object …
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The word whose is used in several different grammatical ways. For some of these (see my original answer below), it has been grammatical to use it for inanimate objects, at least since the days of Shakespeare. For others (see my update), it is only used for people or animals.

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Inanimate whose – Wikipedia
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The construction is also known as the whose inanimate, non-personal whose, and neuter whose.

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Whose used with inanimate objects | WordReference Forums
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The question, by Lau_85 in post #1 was, Is it ok to use ‘whose’ when it relates to inanimate objects, and the answer is Yes even though (1) some people don’t like the sound of it, (2) some people prefer not to use it, (3) some people will not use it, (4) some people find it funny, and (5) some people edit it out.

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10 People Who Are In love With Inanimate Objects | TheRichest
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The term for people who find themselves attracted to inanimate objects is objectophilia or object-sexuals or OS. Originally considered a paraphilia (an unusual type of sexual attraction), it’s mor By Sarah Burke Published Jun 01, 2014

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What do you use instead of ‘whose’ for inanimate objects …
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The word is Whose. The entry in Fowlers Modern English Usage (1965) is too good not to quote in full. tl;dr: Avoiding the use of whose for inanimate objects leads to horrible English. Whereas Shakespeare and Milton used it for inanimate objects and you should too.