Where vs. in which

[Torsten]

Hi, could you please tell me the difference between the following two sentences, both seem OK to me:

There were many situations in which they had make tough decisions.

There were many situations where they had to make tough decisions.

Thanks in advance,
Torsten
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[Tamara]

Hi

[Alan]

Hi Torsten,

'Where' to me has a strong sense of literal place/ position as in: The place where I lived, The town where you find art treasures. 'In which' tends to be more specific, more precise and is used both literally and figuratively as in: The forest in which we are standing, The difficulties in which you find yourself, The box in which you keep the documents ..

Alan
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