Craig and John,
I've heard it spoken as well, sometimes from undergrads but more often from people in the community who are trying to speak formally. I think it fits in with other non-standard uses of wh-relatives reflecting their marginal status outside of Standard English.
Herb
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John,
I don't think I have heard it in spoken form, which makes me wonder where it's coming from and why it has appeared so suddenly. Perhaps it's an attempt at formality, students aiming at "in which" but overextending its use? I'm perplexed. I have given back papers, so I don't have a ready example.
Craig
On 12/19/2010 12:00 AM, John Chorazy wrote:
> Craig - I've seen this usage in student writing quite a lot recently
> and I can't figure it out. Your example is really close to those I've
> read (I'll see if I can post a few from papers). And that I'm in New
> Jersey and you mentioned New York is striking. However, I haven't
> heard anyone speak this way, I've just found it in written form.
> John
> > I have seen a sudden increase in an awkward "in which" pattern, I
> > think
> coming out of New York City. "We were driving a car in which I bought
> from my brother." That's not an actual example, so I may be distorting
> the context, but in the cases I've seen, an unusual number, the "in"
> seems not at all appropriate. It does seem to come more from a spoken
> dialect.
>
> > Craig
>
>
> John Chorazy
> English III Academy, Honors, and Academic Pequannock Township High
> School
>
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