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M.T.
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When we compare two persons, should we say "who is taller?" instead of "which is taller?"

Is the "which" version somehow impolite?
What about "which of you is taller"?

Apple
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If the two persons are already identified, either "Who is taller?" or "Which [of them] is taller?" is correct. If they are not already identified, it's correct to say

"” Who is taller, Mike or Freddie? but not

"” *Which is taller, Mike or Freddie?

It is also correct to say

"” Which of you is [the] taller?

Marilyn
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