who vs whom?

[Corporate Thug]

when do you use which?

 

[dighn]

whom = object
who = subject

who killed the cat?
whom did you kill?

 

[HappyPuppy]

I learn something every day.

 

[conjur]

who said what to whom?

 

[Wallydraigle]

If you're losing an argument you can win it with liberal use of the word "whom" even if you're using it totally wrong. Everybody knows that only those with high levels of smartness can use the word "whom", so using it several times in a paragraph totally crushes your opponent's will to fight.

 

[dighn]

Originally posted by: lirion
If you're losing an argument you can win it with liberal use of the word "whom" even if you're using it totally wrong. Everybody knows that only those with high levels of smartness can use the word "whom", so using it several times in a paragraph totally crushes your opponent's will to fight.

LOL

I love the way people try to sound all smart and academic by using "big words" and bloated, unclear sentence structures.

ppl focus too much on presentation.

 

[jonmullen]

Originally posted by: lirion
If you're losing an argument you can win it with liberal use of the word "whom" even if you're using it totally wrong. Everybody knows that only those with high levels of smartness can use the word "whom", so using it several times in a paragraph totally crushes your opponent's will to fight.

The same goes for thus "Thus in conclustion of my argument."

 

[Novgrod]

brilliant discussion as always.

google search for "elements of style" whom turned up the following:

Whom. Often incorrectly used for who before he said or similar expressions, when it is really the subject of a following verb.  
His brother, whom he said would send him the money (correct)
His brother, who he said would send him the money (incorrect)
The man whom he thought was his friend (correct)
the man who he thought was his friend (incorrect)

Any time 'who' is a subject, it's 'whom.'

"to whom it may concern"
"the person whom I am going to meet" (whom am I going to meet?)

Of note: you should all get _Elements of Style_ asap and not risk that i might make fun of you behind your back for asinine grammar/usage.

edit: the only thing worse than misusing 'who' is misusing 'whom.'