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(, Sun 1 Apr 2001, 1:00)
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A continuing debate in English usage is the question of when to use who and when to use whom.
According to formal grammar, who forms the subjective case and so should be used in subject position in a sentence, as in who decided this? The form whom, on the other hand, forms the objective case and so should be used in object position in a sentence, as in whom do you think we should support?; to whom do you wish to speak? Although there are some speakers who still use who and whom according to the rules of formal grammar as stated here, there are many more who rarely use whom at all; its use has retreated steadily and is now largely restricted to formal contexts. The normal practice in modern English is to use who instead of whom (and, where applicable, to put the preposition at the end of the sentence): who do you wish to speak to?; who do you think we should support? Such uses are today broadly accepted in standard English.
(, Wed 29 Jan 2014, 12:04, 3 replies, latest was 11 years ago)
"standard" english is for thickos
it's no wonder other countries now speak it better than we do
(, Wed 29 Jan 2014, 12:05, Reply)
That's because the broad standard of English is spoken by forrins, drop outs and morons.

(, Wed 29 Jan 2014, 12:05, Reply)
Couldn't it be argued that 'formal grammar' doesn't really exist
Due to the constant evolution of language?
(, Wed 29 Jan 2014, 12:29, Reply)

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