What to use : "that" or "who"?

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Consider this sentence : "I was going down the hill and on my step down I saw a guy who appeared to be disguised".

"I was going down the hill and on my step down I saw a guy that appeared to be disguised".

which is correct usage of English in such case that or who?

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited Jun 10 '14 at 03:40

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I was going down the hill and on my step down I saw a guy who appeared to be disguised"

is the correct usage.

Who and sometimes that refer to people but only in informal cases. Hence avoid using that for people. That and which refer to groups or things.

edited Jun 10 '14 at 03:40

Mari-Lou A

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answered May 26 '14 at 16:56

Veronica Diamond

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What to use : "that" or "who"?

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