RE: WHO vs WHOM (was: Re: Catch 'n release MONITOR'd message)

["Walden H. Leverich III" <WaldenL@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>Does anyone really care anymore about the proper use of "who" versus
"whom"?

Sure we do. The use of proper english words are what enable us to
communicate (in english at least). If we begin to errode the english
language where do we stop? Would it be write to us too discuss the element
zink? Katherine the Grate doesn't convey the same meaning. "Ask not for who
the bell tolls" just doesn't sound right (os is that write?). 

-Walden

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(Whatever is said in Latin seems profound.)
 

-----Original Message-----
From: Hans Boldt [mailto:boldt@xxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2003 9:14 AM
To: rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: WHO vs WHOM (was: Re: Catch 'n release MONITOR'd message)


Joe Giusto wrote:
> ... It will be a joy to just be able to call this RPG program
> passing the parms for who(m) to send it to and the text of the message. 
> 
> (if anyone wants to set me straight on the proper use of who vs. whom, can
> you please change the subject line so it's not mixed in with this thread.
> Thanks.  <VBG>)

Joe: Does anyone really care anymore about the proper use of "who" 
versus "whom"? To my ears, the latter just seems so stilted, or 
quaint, or just plain old-fashioned. We've gotten rid of the dative 
case everywhere else in the English language. Why still keep it 
here?  ;-)

If you want a definitive answer, ask someone who has English as a 
second language.  ;-)

(Yeah, I know, I do have some *real* work to do!)

Cheers! Hans


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