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Whoever vs. Whomever

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Anonymous, 2 yr 167 days ago

I think it depends on the importance of the package and whether it was stated with a dismissive tone.

e.g., if the statement in question were proceeded by: "Whomever receives the package is insignificant.", would you maintain your objection?

Grammar Geek  +  378850 Wed, 13 Jun 07 05:18 AM

No, Anon, that's not how it works. Tone of voice has no effect the grammatical choice of whoever vs. whomever.

Truly, the correct choice is "whoever" regardless of the tone or what was in the package. Please read through this incredibly long string of posts and see that whoever=the person who.
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Anonymous, 2 yr 150 days ago
Understand, we English speakers take liberties with grammar when speaking informally. An educated English speaker will use correct grammar in either a written situation or a formal spoken situation. Using phrases such as "it is I" in an informal spoken conversation will either make you sound stuffy or foreign.
Bokeh  +  386390 Sat, 30 Jun 07 11:39 PM
 Anonymous wrote:
"it is I" in an informal spoken conversation will either make you sound stuffy or foreign.
It should be "it is he" but do people really speak like that? It sounds terrible!
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Anonymous, 2 yr 115 days ago
Thank you! You are so very, 'SMART'!!!!!!!!
Anonymous, 2 yr 101 days ago
wow thanks that was very helpful!!
Anonymous, 2 yr 38 days ago
This was discussed on an episode of "The Office" a couple nights back and I was curious to see what the difference was.  After reading all of that I still don't have a clue. Smile [:)]

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Anonymous, 1 yr 302 days ago
Exactly!...LOL! That's perfect...
Anonymous, 1 yr 278 days ago

This last post from CJ was the clearest explanation, and it makes the most sense. Not to mention it described what I already thought was the correct answer!

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