In the second paragraph of Stuart Little E. B. White writes "[...] Mrs. Little went into his [Stuart Little's] room and weighed him on a small scale which was really meant for weighing letters." In The Elements of Style he himself decries the use of "which" instead of "that" in such clauses.
Unfortunately my intuition of the language is not so strong as to feel the difference. I would have to consciously think about the usage. Apparently, native speakers, even advanced speakers like EBW, are often confused as well. Which means it's not such a big deal of a point, really.
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In the second paragraph of Stuart Little E. B. White writes "[...] Mrs. Little went into his [Stuart Little's] room and weighed him on a small scale which was really meant for weighing letters." In The Elements of Style he himself decries the use of "which" instead of "that" in such clauses.
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