I had meant to send this reply to Jeremiah to the list, to address the issue of 'whom' in a fair manner.
Harold -----Original Message----- From: Harold Hunt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 8:19 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Cygwin/XFree86 Frequently Asked Questions -- typo Jeremiah, Well, if the usage of 'whom' and 'who' really, really bothers you, then I'll make a proposal: I will accept, without argument, a patch from you [or anyone else] against the freshly released documentation sources that changes the current usage of 'who' and 'whom', with one condition: your patch must make a significant (non-editorial) contribution to at least one other Q/A item in the FAQ. (Adding a Q/A item would be considered significant). Sound fair? Harold > -----Original Message----- > From: Jeremiah Kivi Shapiro [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 7:56 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Cygwin/XFree86 Frequently Asked Questions -- typo > > > Dear Harold, > > Thanks for the link to > - http://m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?whom > > "Whom" definitely is an English word, and I agree it should be > used as much > as possible. However, I do think its use in sections 9.4-9.6 of > the FAQ is > a little overenthusiastic. Here are some other links on the subject: > - http://m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?who > - http://m-w.com/wftw/00sep/092600.htm > - http://www.randomhouse.com/wotd/index.pperl?date=19970711 > - http://www.guardian.co.uk/styleguide/page/0,5817,184822,00.html > - http://www.bartleby.com/68/15/6515.html > - http://www.bartleby.com/68/62/3062.html > > Yours sincerely, > Jeremiah > > > > >From: "Harold Hunt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >CC: "cygx" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: RE: Cygwin/XFree86 Frequently Asked Questions -- typo > >Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2002 18:21:08 -0500 > > > >Jeremiah, > > > > > I did notice a recurring typo, though: in sections 9.4-9.6, you > > > have "whom" > > > where you should have "who". > > > >The word 'whom' is not a typo. The usage of 'whom' is one of the finer > >points of the English language. I can assure you that I used it > correctly, > >as an interrogative. The definition and usage of 'whom' is discussed at: > >http://m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?whom > > > >Thanks all the same, > > > >Harold > > > >P.S. A link to the sections in question: > >http://xfree86.cygwin.com/docs/faq/cygwin-xfree-faq.html#q-copyri ght-cygwin- >xfree86 > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Jeremiah Kivi Shapiro [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 5:15 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Cygwin/XFree86 Frequently Asked Questions -- typo > > > > > > Hello, > > > > Thanks for the Cygwin/XFree86 FAQ! It's very handy, and one of > > the reasons > > I'll be giving the program(s?) a try. > > > > I did notice a recurring typo, though: in sections 9.4-9.6, you > > have "whom" > > where you should have "who". > > > > Yours sincerely, > > Jeremiah > _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com