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You might sound like Inspector Morse; he was repeatedly correcting Lewis. Here in England, "everyone" doesn't say "who" when they mean "whom".
by ralph 16y ago
You might sound like Inspector Morse; he was repeatedly correcting Lewis. Here in England, "everyone" doesn't say "who" when they mean "whom".
- m0nty 16y agoWhat, that Ralph Corderoy, one-time of the PCG? You should be able to work out who I am from my username ;) Anyway, I can't remember when I last heard someone use "whom" outside of slightly cheesy television series like Morse...
- ralph 16y agoAlmost certainly that one. Mr Burns, is that you? You've had me accessing bits that hadn't been scrubbed in a long time and have suffered some rot. Have you just arrived at number 63 or just left? There's a Dorset LUG if you're interested. Morse can be cheesy, but I thought it was a cultural reference that Americans may know. :-)
- m0nty 16y agoSent email, rather than doing our correspondence here :] Left Dorset last year, now in Hampshire again.
- electromagnetic 16y agoI've always used whom, but now I live in Canada I find myself missing it more often than I did in England. Perhaps it's just that I was taught when to use who and whom.
- cabalamat 16y agoThe vast majority do, except when the word is preceded by a preposition. E,g: "Who is it addressed to?" versus "To whom is it addressed?"