Who/whom - which is right here?

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Paultx  #501582  Wed, 16 Apr 08 06:43 PM
You know who I am talking about.
or
You know whom I am talking about.
?
  
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Correct me if I'm wrong. Pobody is nerfect.
Grammar Geek  #501583  Wed, 16 Apr 08 06:45 PM

"Whom" is grammatical, but rarely used unless the preposition is immediately before it. You will hear the first sentence used many, many times more often than the second.

 

  
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Feebs11  #501584  Wed, 16 Apr 08 06:45 PM
 Grammatically, "whom" is correct>> I am talking about whom? You know whom I am talking about.

 Colloquially, "who" is often used in this way.

  
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Philip  #501642  Thu, 17 Apr 08 12:36 AM
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"Whom" is grammatical, but rarely used unless the preposition is immediately before it. You will hear the first sentence used many, many times more often than the second.


I agree.  It sounds [something:  pretentious?] to use 'whom' while keeping the 'about' at the end of the sentence.
  
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Grammar Geek  #501664  Thu, 17 Apr 08 02:31 AM

To paraphrase that quote attributed to Mr. Churchill - He is the type of person up with whom I will not put :)

  
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