Carla writes:
I have a question. Which are the differences between which kind, and what kind? I think the correct way is which kind. Also, interesting or intresting?
This was such a good question I really had to think about it for a few days. It seems to me that they're largely interchangeable--but not completely.
You can say "Which kind of ice cream would you like?" or "What kind of ice cream..." No real difference.
But a classic song is titled "What Kind of Fool Am I?" and it would sound odd as "Which Kind"! Same with "What kind of monster would do such a thing to a harmless puppy?"
The difference is that the last two questions are rhetorical--we don't really want someone to answer by saying what kind fool I am, or to name the kind of monster. We're really making a statement in the form of a question: I'm a fool. He's a monster.
So if you're asking a rhetorical question, use "What kind." If you really want to know the answer, use "Which kind" or "What kind."
As for your second question, it's interesting. That's two e's, so you can remind yourself of the correct spelling by telling yourself, "I can spell interesting with e's."
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