Which is the correct sentence? Match me only with people I kissed or people that I am following or Match me only with people I kissed or people who I am following or Match me only with people I kissed or people whom I am following Or are they all wrong? Answer These are correct. … Read more
Is “Whom do I look like” the ‘proper’ way of saying “Who do I look like?” I know that second option is the most used one, but still Answer Yes – And you can tell that it is the right way bc if you turn the sentence around you would say, “Do I look like … Read more
It is something in this sentence, which does not seem correct to me. Maybe the way I use whom? We use 70% of the data to estimate the probability of default of the remaining 30% of the data. In addition, we use the model in Section 5 to generate the latent space of the clients … Read more
Sir Reginald Wingate, a British general, is said to have described the Bedouin as “an untrained rabble, most of whom have never fired a rifle.” Should it not have been “who” instead of “whom” in that sentence fragment? Google search for “most of who have” returns about 2,70,00,000 results. While a similar search for “most … Read more
I am writing a short formal acknowledgement in a paper, and I would like to thank two people at the same time. The phrase I’m using is essentially: Coffee was paid for by John and Anna, to both of whom I express my sincere gratitude. I am not sure if the expression “to both of … Read more
I’ve read the other posts outlining usage of who vs. whom, but I can’t seem to apply them to this sentence (or rather bullet point on a resume). Should I be using who or whom (or something else entirely) here? Established X Department summer intern program and led recruitment efforts to hire the group’s first … Read more
For the phrase, “… more than those that have come before.” what is most correct? Is it who, whom or, that? Answer Whom should be used to refer to the object of a verb or preposition. When in doubt, try this simple trick: If you can replace the word with “he”’ or “’she,” use who. … Read more
I know this question has been posed many times already, but I’ve had several people (some even professional editors) who cannot decide on the correct form in this sentence. Three men, one demon, one minority—on a quest to kill the guy who/whom Domino’s parents love more than him. Please tell me which is correct. Who … Read more
Construction 1: “John Lenon, whom the fans call him their savior,…” Construction 2: “John Lenon, whom the fans call as their savior,…” Construction 3: “John Lenon, whom the fans call their savior,…” Answer The third sentence is correct. No. 1 doesn’t need ‘him’ – it’s already indicated within ‘whom’. No.2 is just plain wrong! AttributionSource … Read more
Who’s is valid, as in Who’s going? (Who is going?) So surely whom’s should be valid, as in Whom’s he invited? (Whom has he invited?) Answer There is no official list of valid contractions for the English language. We might be able to logically deduce that whom’s is “invalid” if there were some general syntactic … Read more
