Showing posts with label which doctor. Show all posts
Showing posts with label which doctor. Show all posts

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

which, witch

Which or which means one of two ( or more )  alternatives--
Which road should we take to the store?
Which of these do you prefer?
Which one?
Which way to the beach?

Which is also used to begin a descriptive phrase--
He had a bad temper, which caused him a lot of trouble.
The house, which she inherited from her mother, was sold yesterday.

Witch or witch ( rhymes with which ) means a person, usually female, who casts magic spells--
She liked to dress up as a witch for Halloween.
He was superstitious, and believed a witch could do magic that would solve his problems.

Now that you know that, you can say--
"Which witch cast the evil spell on us?"

Note--"which" is not used to describe a person --
The man, who stood on the corner, watched them go by.
Her aunt, who was a good cook, taught her to bake.
Note #2--"which" is not a good substitute for "that"--
Bring me the book that is on the table.
He took a night class that included all of the material.
Note # 2--a "witch doctor" is a shaman or a practitioner of traditional or folk medicine--
The old woman had no more confidence in him than in a witch doctor.
Not to be confuse with "which doctor", meaning an inquiry concerning a choice of doctors--
Do you go to that group practice? Which doctor do you see?