Mlotrmemes·Lord of the memesbyMattW03 Saruman The Grammarly CorrectView original on lemmy.ca438Comments20Reply
Zachariah lemmy.world5Hide 5 repliesBut also, if the rule just doesn’t stick in your head, then: just always use “who” People are much more forgiving of using “who” for “whom” than the other way around.12Reply
EEnekk replylemmy.world4Hide 4 repliesIt's an indication that the distinction is quickly dying. If native speakers struggle with it, soon enough there may only be 'who'.13Reply
TThe_v replylemmy.world1Hide 1 replyGrammar is the attempt to enforce random arbitrary rules on a continuously evolving language.9Reply
JJimbabwe replylemmy.world1Hide 1 replyI think you meant indication, not induction. Ah, English.3Reply
chicken lemmy.dbzer0.com3Hide 3 repliesThe English language is not rules based though, if it sounds wrong it's wrong. Whom is no longer a real word.-1Reply
Swedneck replydiscuss.tchncs.deit's still a real word, because "to who it may concern" sounds wrong while "to whom it may concern" is funny when written on the side of a bomb1Reply
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Saruman: So, I'll ask again, whom do you serve? Uruk: Sarumam
Just born and already behaving like a smartass
*Grammatically ☝️🤓
I love this college humor bit https://youtu.be/N4vf8N6GpdM
They should show that video in grammar school
okay, but what should i use if i serve her?.. 👉👈
Whoman
Whom'st'v'dya serve?
But also, if the rule just doesn’t stick in your head, then:
just always use “who”
People are much more forgiving of using “who” for “whom” than the other way around.
It's an indication that the distinction is quickly dying. If native speakers struggle with it, soon enough there may only be 'who'.
Grammar is the attempt to enforce random arbitrary rules on a continuously evolving language.
Grammar can either be descriptive or prescriptive.
I think you meant indication, not induction. Ah, English.
Yes, but actually thank autocorrect.
"He is none of your business."
The English language is not rules based though, if it sounds wrong it's wrong. Whom is no longer a real word.
That depends on whom you ask.
i ask he or she the question.
it's still a real word, because "to who it may concern" sounds wrong while "to whom it may concern" is funny when written on the side of a bomb