Emeraldfox Posted May 17, 2008 Share Posted May 17, 2008 I'm serious... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uguu Posted May 17, 2008 Share Posted May 17, 2008 Never because whom sounds stupid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mufasa Posted May 17, 2008 Share Posted May 17, 2008 Never because whom sounds stupid. Whom do you think you are?! Saying it's stupid! (jk. I somewhat agree) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGV Posted May 17, 2008 Share Posted May 17, 2008 exactly. I think it's more civilized speaking, which I am not that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serene Posted May 17, 2008 Share Posted May 17, 2008 Agreed and my next phraes kills the topic DO A BARREL ROLL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mufasa Posted May 17, 2008 Share Posted May 17, 2008 DO A BARREL ROLL That's starting to get annoying. I mean even more so then when it was in starfox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serene Posted May 17, 2008 Share Posted May 17, 2008 Okay I fight for my friends (gayest 1 line ever) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mufasa Posted May 17, 2008 Share Posted May 17, 2008 I fight for my friends(gayest 1 line ever) It could be "I fight for my boy-friends" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emeraldfox Posted May 17, 2008 Author Share Posted May 17, 2008 ...The reason why I asked the question is so I can sound smarter than what I already am in my papers.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Rabbit Posted May 18, 2008 Share Posted May 18, 2008 ^ morons... you use whom when you're talking in the past, but you don't know the subject. "Whom was the one to stole my pants?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Posted May 18, 2008 Share Posted May 18, 2008 "Whom was the one to stole my pants?" >_> I saw Lyle in your room earlier... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celice Posted May 18, 2008 Share Posted May 18, 2008 When we learned it, it wasn't restricted as past-tense. For example, upon answering a phone, one shouldn't say "Who do you want to speak with" but "Whom do you want to speak with." But it's one of those rules no one really cares about, including most teachers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightmare Posted May 18, 2008 Share Posted May 18, 2008 I don't think whom sounds stupid. It actually sounds pretty awesome. Barbarians. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Rabbit Posted May 18, 2008 Share Posted May 18, 2008 When we learned it, it wasn't restricted as past-tense. For example, upon answering a phone, one shouldn't say "Who do you want to speak with" but "Whom do you want to speak with." But it's one of those rules no one really cares about, including most teachers. It's funny to me as a native english speaker that in OUR english classes they dont teach us this crap for more than a day and move onto something more important. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NTG Posted May 18, 2008 Share Posted May 18, 2008 I've never really been taught about this either, but I just went and Googled this page for a detailed explanation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serene Posted May 18, 2008 Share Posted May 18, 2008 I've never really been taught about this either, but I just went and Googled this page for a detailed explanation. Great now I feel smart and its the weekend *shoots self* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celice Posted May 18, 2008 Share Posted May 18, 2008 It's funny to me as a native english speaker that in OUR english classes they dont teach us this crap for more than a day and move onto something more important. Eh, that's what happens in a society which lives under presupposed needs. State standards moderate public schools into an almost sad state. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadrach Posted May 18, 2008 Share Posted May 18, 2008 The only teacher I've ever had who actually cares about proper usage of 'whom' is my latin teacher when we're doing translations. Ironically, I've learned more about the English language while taking latin than I have in all of my other years of taking English combined. English as a class is pretty much a joke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celice Posted May 18, 2008 Share Posted May 18, 2008 English language as a class is pretty much a joke, especially when there are actually conflicting rules various schools have created. Actual English as a class--which is technically more a philosophical education of humanism--is quite nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deathreapr1 Posted May 18, 2008 Share Posted May 18, 2008 ok this is gonna be long because my current english teacher was CRAZY about this subject when we came up to it in class... he's one of those teacher's that thinks all other teacher's suck at teaching students proper english... he's also very crazy about proper grammar... ANYWAYS... he taught me a very simple way to remember where whom can fit... simply change the sentence around and replace the who/whom with a he/him! if he fits better than it's who! if him fits better than it's whom! (same with she/her but i think he/him is better because the 'm' at the end is what really catches on when i look) for example: who are you taking to the party... now switch it around... are you taking (he/Him) to the party? ...now take 'to the party' out... Are you taking (he/him)? ...him fits the best so we go back to the beginning and... whom are you taking to the party? ...simple right? another example... who did this? ...simple switch it around and add a do and you get... did (he/him) do this? ...he fits best so 'who did this?' is fine... is that explained enough? or is it too confuzzling?? cause i had trouble with this too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadrach Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 In one simple sentence: 'Who' is used if it is referring to the subject of the sentence, 'whom' is used if it is referring to the direct object (the noun that is affected by the verb). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephrion Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 Wow, I just learned this Friday, and I still don't know. It doesn't really matter anyway. Unless they're a total jackass, no one's gonna kill you over whether or not you used 'whom' or 'who.' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meteor Posted May 25, 2008 Share Posted May 25, 2008 "Who" does an action. Note: If the sentence ends in a preposition (which would also be bad grammar), it's probably "whom." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florete Posted May 25, 2008 Share Posted May 25, 2008 Meteor? WTF? You're back? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serene Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 IDK when it's to be used if it sound good in my mouth I ain't giving a damn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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