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Christine - Really appreciate your effort with providing links. Like the one today regarding Who vs. Whom. Have a great day. www.Colleenbooks.com.
Many writers struggle with choosing between “who” and “whom.” Why? Partly because very few writers from this century use “whom” in a consistent (and mainstream) way. Grammar style guides will state that “who” is used as a subject, while “whom” is used as the direct object of verbs or prepositions. But according to dictionary heavyweight Merriam-Webster, it’s acceptable to use the “ear test”—determine which one sounds right when read aloud. The argument is that even if “whom” is grammatically correct for the situation, if it sounds sticky, it will have the same effect on the reader as if it were wrong.



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