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This is crap. 'Thou' is part of a whole class of pronouns (2nd person informal) that are completely absent from all modern speech and writing. 'Whom' is the obj
by chancho 17y ago
This is crap. 'Thou' is part of a whole class of pronouns (2nd person informal) that are completely absent from all modern speech and writing. 'Whom' is the objective form of 'who'. I/me, he/him, she/her, we/us, they/them, who/whom. It's not used very often in speech, but it's used every day in formal writing and thus very much alive. There is no disagreement among educated speakers of the language as to which usage is correct and which is incorrect, only disagreement as to which is acceptable in context. Celebrating it's death is celebrating ignorance.
- windsurfer 17y agoEnglish, like every other language on earth, is defined by its users. It evolves over time.
- dbz 17y agoVery true. In my life time I hope to see "they/their" as both singular and plural. It would save me a lot of time because I dislike having to write "he or her," "his or hers," or think of a creative way to write around the idea completely. I also hope to see the alienation of the comma-quotation rules (always inside). -Maybe I ask for too much
- cornedpig 17y agoCelebrating its death
- hcayless 17y agoGood to see Muphry's Law (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muphrys_law http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muphrys_law) is still in full effect.
- frisco 17y agoIt's not Hacker News until someone corrects you with facts.