English is sometimes so monocrop cultured.
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English is sometimes so monocrop cultured.
:lol:
when can a person use 'whom' instead of 'who'?
Whot???:blink:
Who has the bell
Ask not for whom the bell tolls
It's difficult to explain.Quote:
Originally Posted by maebach
Whom is the object form, who is the subjective. I always think of it in terms of him or he and her or she. If you could use him/her then use whom, if you could use he/she then use who.
Whom shall I kiss -- I want to give her a kiss.
Who wants a kiss -- She wants a kiss.
If in doubt, use 'who' because hardly anyone will notice, that's what I do :lookaroun
I go with the "if it sounds right" school of thought. Tho' agree on the "when in doubt use "who"".Quote:
Originally Posted by manker
Read books by decent Authors, that kind of gets you into the habit. Tho' don't ask me whom the best authors would be.
I was going to ask before I read your last sentence.
thanks manker, that explanation was actually pretty good. I hope if I say whom I dont look like a fool infront of people.
The last sentence was actually just a bad joke.Quote:
Originally Posted by maebach
:P
Git.