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Do you know how to use the word "whom"? [I Hate Bad Grammar]

When in doubt, don't use it. :P Sounds worse to use it incorrectly than to not use it and just say "who". "Whom" is falling out of usage anyway.
Carissimi · 70-79, F
There are hints to remember which one to use, but I’ve forgotten. I’d rather use correct grammar because I’m old school, but these days I’m not sure younger people are even taught grammar in school, so maybe it doesn’t matter as much except in formal situations.
Beatbox34 · 31-35, M
Yes.

I usually use it on paper at work. The thing is the language matters a lot at work so a person must have the command over what he has to save himself in a smart way.
BeastK · 46-50, M
I admit I don't know the difference between who,whom,who's and whose. There is a lot I don't know the difference between.
There are about fifteen songs listed on Wikipedia, starting with one by Bo Diddley, all correctly titled as:
"Whom do you love?"
whom is the objective case.
SW-User
@stound Yep. :) Same as "him", "me", "her", etc. It's just more confusing because it's a relative/interrogative pronoun and in relative and interrogative clauses, word order is reversed.
@SW-User and the way it's fallen out of usage.
Mordi · 31-35, M
I always use whom because it's fancier. 🤔
SW-User
For Who the Bell Tolls?🧐
SW-User
@SW-User Yeah see that just sounds very wrong to me 🤭
SW-User
@SW-User take it up with Ernest😛
SW-User
No. That one always confused me.
SW-User
To whom it may concern 😌

 
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