Clive  +  358247 Mon, 30 Apr 07 10:12 PM Hi, My husband thinks he can write" To who it may concern. I say not. He thinks he is right. Please help. In a lot of English today, 'whom' is not used. However, 'To whom it may concern' is such a standard expression that it looks very odd and ungrammatical to write it with 'who'. You won't make a good impression on the reader. I don't know who(m) your husband is writing to, but I don't remember the last time that I ever wrote this. I wonder if he could just write 'Dear Sir/Madam'? Best wishes, Clive Clive Joined on Thu, Oct 28 2004 Canada Veteran Member 29,298 El tango argentino es un pensamiento triste que se puede bailar (The tango argentino is a sad thought which can be danced) Enrique Santos Discépolo Whom

	MrPedantic  +  359326 Wed, 02 May 07 10:42 PM  Clive wrote: I don't know who(m) your husband is writing to (I hope the note didn't end "Your dinner's in the oven".) MrP MrPedantic Joined on Tue, Oct 12 2004 Veteran Member 13,616 ...opella forensis / adducit febris...

	Clive  +  359352 Wed, 02 May 07 11:25 PM Well, he was addressing it 'to whom it may concern'. I admit that does sound like an Englishman's way of expressing his ardour. Clive Clive Whom

	Tam Sadek  +  359372 Wed, 02 May 07 11:46 PM  Jw123 wrote: So the letterI is never plural . That would be improper use if grammer right? thanks. 'grammer' is spelt with an 'a' btw, as in grammar. Admin: You can delete the post from anon above mine as it was me not realising I wasn't signed it. Tam Sadek Joined on Wed, Oct 4 2006 Full Member 265 The more you see, the less you know... Grammar, Plurals

	Clive  +  449341 Mon, 03 Dec 07 11:14 PM Hi,  Please read the second sentence.  There should be no “the”.  “As it stands now, most are not sure if it is possible.”  Is  Are the above  following sentences correct? [The engineers are checking to get you more detail. As it stands now, the most of them are not sure if it is possible. Mike Paul gets back from vacation on the 11th and he may know for sure, if you would like to wait for him. Otherwise, Jeff Scarboro will continue to check and see if there is a way around this issue.]     Best wishes, Clive Clive

	Wendyharsono  +  449859 Wed, 05 Dec 07 08:40 AM Hello there, I'm going to help you with your sentence: Alexa and I's music recorders is the best? I think it should be: Alexa and my music recorders are the best (because you are pointing to 1 thing: music recorder, so you don't need to put 's after Alexa) Wendyharsono Joined on Wed, Dec 5 2007 indonesia New Member 01

	Yankee  +  479838 Thu, 21 Feb 08 03:06 PM Hi Anon Tell your husband he is not only wrong, but also outnumbered.  "To whom it may concern" is not only correct grammar, but it is also far more commonly used.  If he would like to verify his "outnumbered-ness", just have him do two searches on Google -- one search for "to who it may concern" and a second search for "to whom it may concern". EDIT: Hey!  Where did Anon's post go?  Yankee Joined on Sat, Apr 15 2006 Connecticut, USA Veteran Member 6,406 Amy "You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus." - Mark Twain Grammar, Whom