On May 25, 2011, at 6:12 PM, Bob W wrote: >>> That would be "to whom I'm talking." >> >> Nope, Godfrey is correct: >> >> http://grammartips.homestead.com/prepositions2.html >> > > it's probably 'who' rather than 'whom' that twisted Paul's panties. 'Whom' > is a relic of the case system that used to be part of English and is still > part of German. It has no place in normal contemporary English except in the > most formal or precious contexts, which appear to include pissing > competitions. > > B
"Whom" is generally not used in speech, but in written communication it remains a standard. If I use "who" in a Times article where objective case is called for, it will most certainly be changed by the copy desk. Of course, in this case, I was merely using it to indicate pissing mode. Paul > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
