ESL General English Grammar Questions

Re: Who or Whom?

Philip — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 14:55:04 GMT

Anonymous wrote:
Eh, this is the sort of nonsense up with which I will not put.
*smiles*

I've always liked the concept of two- and three-word verbal expressions. 'Put up with' (=tolerate) is one of them. I do not see either 'up' or 'with' as a preposition after the verb 'put'; I see them as part of an expression that need not be separated by those who insist on carrying something to an extreme. So, I have no problem with 'that is something I will not put up with".

The quote is still a great one! Is it Shaw or Churchill?

Re: Who or Whom?

Anonymous — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 03:28:34 GMT

Eh, this is the sort of nonsense up with which I will not put.
*smiles*

Re: Who or Whom?

Ea.cool — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 06:54:06 GMT

Ah, okay. Thanks a lot guys.

Re: Who or Whom?

Philip — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 16:32:21 GMT

Yankee wrote:
If you want to sound natural in everyday speech and writing, you should use the the sentences with 'who' -- even though the traditional "prescriptive" grammar would require the use of 'whom'.

I would add that a person who uses 'whom' and still puts the preposition at the end of the sentence (rather than before 'whom') sounds a bit pretentious: a half-way and not fully educated attempt at sophistication.

Re: Who or Whom?

Yankee — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 12:29:30 GMT

If you want to sound natural in everyday speech and writing, you should use the the sentences with 'who' -- even though the traditional "prescriptive" grammar would require the use of 'whom'.

Who or Whom?

Ea.cool — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 10:45:00 GMT

Hi everyone!

I want to know which one of these two words - who & whom- best fit in these sentences:

âWho have you been talking to?â Or âWhom have you been talking to?â
âYou donât know who you are dealing with.â Or, âYou donât know whom you are dealing with.â

Thanks.