Is this proper grammar, "With who?"

[fumbduck]

My friend is completely anal about grammar.

He asked me to go to a movie, and i responded with:

"With who?"

he tells me to atleast change it to "With whom?" so I can pretend I know grammar. I am pretty sure the way I did it is correct, or both ways are grammatically correct in this situation.

 

[Yossarian]

should be whom but you should punch your friend for even bringing it up.

whom is the object of the preposition, that's why it isn't "who"

 

[fumbduck]

you sure? I have checked like 3 different grammar checkers and they all say it is correct, or atleast not wrong.

Is with even being used as a preposition here?

There is quite a difference between "I hit James with a stick." and "With the time changing so quickly, we must act fast."

 

[her209]

With that slut?

 

[OZEE]

Try this --- if you can substitute "him" and it works, then you use "whom"... Similarly, if you'd use "he", then it's "who"

So, in this case - you asked "With who?" Would you have said "With he?" No, you'd have said "With him?", so it grammatically should have been "With whom?"

And no - both are NOT grammatically correct.

 

[Cyberian]

Originally posted by: PipBoy
should be whom but you should punch your friend for even bringing it up.

Yup!!

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: fumbduck
My friend is completely anal about grammar.

Go to Barnes and noble. Cut down the 'O' and shove it up his ass.


NO ONE has the right to be that ANAL over grammer unless they have a car-sized 'O' up their ass...

 

[PlatinumGold]

Originally posted by: Goosemaster

Originally posted by: fumbduck
My friend is completely anal about grammar.

Go to Barnes and noble. Cut down the 'O' and shove it up his ass.


NO ONE has the right to be that ANAL over grammer unless they have a car-sized 'O' up their ass...

and what gives you the right to be obnoxious?? 😉

btw, "With Whom" OR "Who with". either one is correct.

"with who", it's ok, it's one of those things where common usage is changing the rules but it wasn't correct 20 yrs ago.

 

[HappyPuppy]

"Whom" is correct. "Who" is accepted.

Your friend needs to get the styrafoam baseball bat out of his butt. Who cares?

 

[imported_Papi]

It's with whom are you going......

 

[glenn1]

"Whom" is a word guaranteed to make you sound like a British butler with a stick up your ass when you say it. Just use whatever your normal speaking pattern is and let your friend adjust.

 

[BillGates]

he's right