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Who or Whom? which would be correct? - samintx - 10-18-2013
you will see me on occasions visiting some of your residents who I consider friends
Whom seems right but WORD doesn't correct the grammer so maybe WHO is correct.
Re: Who or Whom? which would be correct? - cbelt3 - 10-18-2013
Whom or that I
Spell checkers are not the equivalent of a fourth grade ruler wielding grammarian / dominatrix .
Re: Who or Whom? which would be correct? - samintx - 10-18-2013
cbelt3 wrote:
Whom or that I
Spell checkers are not the equivalent of a fourth grade ruler wielding grammarian / dominatrix .
I like "that I". thanks for the advice. Whom sounded right to me but THAT I sounds better!
Re: Who or Whom? which would be correct? - NewtonMP2100 - 10-18-2013
I think whom.....'that I' (I think would refer more to objects - not people. i.e. 'the books that I enjoyed' though I'm no english expert).....
Re: Who or Whom? which would be correct? - cbelt3 - 10-18-2013
Oog... Newt is correct. The backs of my hands are itching, expecting that ruler. The ones with the holes would whistle as they approached my hands.
Re: Who or Whom? which would be correct? - Mr Downtown - 10-18-2013
If not preceded by a comma, who introduces a restrictive clause and is correct.
If there were a comma preceding, whom would introduce a parenthetical clause, in which it would be the object.
Re: Who or Whom? which would be correct? - samintx - 10-18-2013
Mr Downtown wrote:
If not preceded by a comma, who introduces a restrictive clause and is correct.
If there were a comma preceding, whom would introduce a parenthetical clause, in which it would be the object.
OMG! An English major. Thanks for all the advice.
Re: Who or Whom? which would be correct? - Numo - 10-18-2013
Mr Downtown wrote:
If not preceded by a comma, who introduces a restrictive clause and is correct.
If there were a comma preceding, whom would introduce a parenthetical clause, in which it would be the object.
Is this rule simply a convention, or does serve a useful function? (I'm not trying to be a smart---, just wondering)
Re: Who or Whom? which would be correct? - $tevie - 10-18-2013
I think "occasions" should be "occasion". Unless you mean you visit during specific events.
Re: Who or Whom? which would be correct? - ka jowct - 10-18-2013
Whom is correct. Use "who" when it's the subject of a sentence or clause, "whom" when it is an object (of a verb or preposition).