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I think "whom" is still in use. I still use it, and I still see it used in the emails my friends send me. Despite that, I agree with part of what you say: it w
by lkrubner 16y ago
I think "whom" is still in use. I still use it, and I still see it used in the emails my friends send me.
Despite that, I agree with part of what you say: it would be good to modernize the language.
- bane 16y agoIt still shows up in formal writing with some frequency, but it's slowly fading away. Most modern formal writing guides usually have a footnote or some such to note that. In less formal speech, it's pretty much unheard these days. Anecdotally, I went and searched my email archives, going back to 1992, and I found a couple dozen uses of it, all in emails I received from religious family members quoting the bible.