{"id":5349,"date":"2023-03-31T20:05:21","date_gmt":"2023-03-31T20:05:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/?p=5349"},"modified":"2024-08-27T05:30:00","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T05:30:00","slug":"that-vs-who","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/writing\/that-vs-who","title":{"rendered":"When to use \u2018that\u2019 or \u2018who\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"main-content\" data-grid=\"col-12\">\n<p class=\"c-paragraph-3\">When should you use &#8220;that&#8221; or &#8220;who\u201d in a sentence? Even the most experienced writers use the words interchangeably when they shouldn\u2019t. Fortunately, you can choose the right word every time with these simple rules. 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