Why use 'where' below sentence? I think it's 'which'.
Why use 'where' below sentence? I think it's 'which'.

A crushing defeat would be a case where you lose.

Please explain about using where, Thank you.

Question

Why use 'where' below sentence? I think it's 'which'.
Why use 'where' below sentence? I think it's 'which'.

A crushing defeat would be a case where you lose.

Please explain about using where, Thank you.

Answer

"Why is 'where' used in the sentence below?" - this is the correct way of writing your question.

"Where" can also be used to indicate a situation (a case).

If you use "which", then the meaning of "case" changes - I either think of luggage, or a legal matter.

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