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Please post only &lt;b&gt;&lt;font color=red&gt;easy&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt; questions and answers here.</description><dc:language>en</dc:language><generator>XMOD (Build: 3607.32596)</generator><item><title>Re: HELP WITH PROPER GRAMMER PLEASE.</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpProperGrammer/5/ccjvb/Post.htm#782389</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 01:54:49 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:782389</guid><dc:creator>Grammar Geek</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpProperGrammer/5/ccjvb/Post.htm#782389</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments43-782389.xml</wfw:commentRss><description>Seriously, folks, in the FIVE pages of this thread, did you think the questions have not already been sufficiently, not to mention repeatedly, answered??</description></item><item><title>Re: HELP WITH PROPER GRAMMER PLEASE.</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpProperGrammer/5/ccjvb/Post.htm#782221</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 22:40:24 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:782221</guid><dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator><slash:comments>1</slash:comments><comments>http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpProperGrammer/5/ccjvb/Post.htm#782221</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments43-782221.xml</wfw:commentRss><description>I think it would be better if you it this way.. &amp;quot; My music recorder and Alexa&amp;#39;s are the best&amp;quot;</description></item><item><title>Re: HELP WITH PROPER GRAMMER PLEASE.</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpProperGrammer/5/ccjvb/Post.htm#777351</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 11:33:16 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:777351</guid><dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator><slash:comments>2</slash:comments><comments>http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpProperGrammer/5/ccjvb/Post.htm#777351</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments43-777351.xml</wfw:commentRss><description>The phrase is: To whom it may concern:</description></item><item><title>Re: HELP WITH PROPER GRAMMER PLEASE.</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpProperGrammer/5/ccjvb/Post.htm#693752</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 22:18:21 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:693752</guid><dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator><slash:comments>3</slash:comments><comments>http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpProperGrammer/5/ccjvb/Post.htm#693752</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments43-693752.xml</wfw:commentRss><description>the correct saying is &amp;quot;To Whom it May Concern&amp;quot;</description></item><item><title>Re: HELP WITH PROPER GRAMMER PLEASE.</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpProperGrammer/5/ccjvb/Post.htm#682855</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2009 13:46:42 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:682855</guid><dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator><slash:comments>4</slash:comments><comments>http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpProperGrammer/5/ccjvb/Post.htm#682855</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments43-682855.xml</wfw:commentRss><description>I think it would be better to say &amp;quot;Alexa&amp;#39;s and my recorder is best.&amp;quot;</description></item><item><title>Re: HELP WITH PROPER GRAMMER PLEASE.</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpProperGrammer/5/ccjvb/Post.htm#594620</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:22:35 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:594620</guid><dc:creator>AlpheccaStars</dc:creator><slash:comments>5</slash:comments><comments>http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpProperGrammer/5/ccjvb/Post.htm#594620</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments43-594620.xml</wfw:commentRss><description>To whom it may concern  is correct, because &amp;quot;to ***&amp;quot; is a prepositional phrase, and the object &amp;quot;***&amp;quot; must be in the objective case.</description></item><item><title>Re:  HELP WITH PROPER GRAMMER PLEASE.</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpProperGrammer/5/ccjvb/Post.htm#594616</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 15:22:35 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:594616</guid><dc:creator>Clive</dc:creator><slash:comments>6</slash:comments><comments>http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpProperGrammer/5/ccjvb/Post.htm#594616</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments43-594616.xml</wfw:commentRss><description>Hi, As mentioned during the many discussions of this phrase, it is almost never used other than for employment references and legal notices. Best wishes, Clive</description></item><item><title>Re:  HELP WITH PROPER GRAMMER PLEASE.</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpProperGrammer/5/ccjvb/Post.htm#594603</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2009 15:22:35 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:594603</guid><dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator><slash:comments>7</slash:comments><comments>http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpProperGrammer/5/ccjvb/Post.htm#594603</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments43-594603.xml</wfw:commentRss><description>&amp;#39;To whom it may concern:&amp;#39; is the proper way to write this greeting.</description></item><item><title>Re: HELP WITH PROPER GRAMMER PLEASE.</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpProperGrammer/5/ccjvb/Post.htm#561780</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2009 15:22:35 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:561780</guid><dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator><slash:comments>8</slash:comments><comments>http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpProperGrammer/5/ccjvb/Post.htm#561780</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments43-561780.xml</wfw:commentRss><description>NO Do each of you own something, or do the two of you own one thing in common?  I&amp;#39;s is not a word. My or mine are proper possessive pronouns. Alexa&amp;#39;s and my music recorders are the best. Alexa&amp;#39;s and my music recorder is the best.</description></item><item><title>Re: HELP WITH PROPER GRAMMER PLEASE.</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpProperGrammer/4/ccjvb/Post.htm#555608</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 14:22:35 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:555608</guid><dc:creator>Clive</dc:creator><slash:comments>9</slash:comments><comments>http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpProperGrammer/4/ccjvb/Post.htm#555608</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments43-555608.xml</wfw:commentRss><description>Hi, what is the proper way to say Stephanie and I would like to thank you or Stephanie and me would like to thank you  Let&amp;#39;s split it into two sentences. Stephanie   and I   would like to thank you   Stephanie and   I would like to thank you  I hope you can see now that &amp;#39;me&amp;#39; is not what you would say. Best wishes, Clive</description></item><item><title>Re: HELP WITH PROPER GRAMMER PLEASE.</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpProperGrammer/4/ccjvb/Post.htm#555606</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2009 15:22:35 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:555606</guid><dc:creator>Tanit</dc:creator><slash:comments>10</slash:comments><comments>http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpProperGrammer/4/ccjvb/Post.htm#555606</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments43-555606.xml</wfw:commentRss><description>what is the proper way to say Stephanie and I would like to thank you or Stephanie and me would like to thank you  A good rule of thumb: remove Stephanie. What would you say?  Stephanie and I would like to thank you. =&amp;gt;  I would like to thank you. =&amp;gt; ... I would like to thank you.  Stephanie and me would like to thank you. =&amp;gt;  me would like to thank you. =&amp;gt;... * Me would like to thank you.   I&amp;#39;d choose the first one!</description></item><item><title>Re: HELP WITH PROPER GRAMMER PLEASE.</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpProperGrammer/4/ccjvb/Post.htm#555563</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2009 15:22:35 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:555563</guid><dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator><slash:comments>11</slash:comments><comments>http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpProperGrammer/4/ccjvb/Post.htm#555563</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments43-555563.xml</wfw:commentRss><description>what is the proper way to say Stephanie and I would like to thank you or Stephanie and me would like to thank you</description></item><item><title>Re: HELP WITH PROPER GRAMMER PLEASE.</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpProperGrammer/4/ccjvb/Post.htm#552392</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 15:22:35 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:552392</guid><dc:creator>Yoong Liat</dc:creator><slash:comments>12</slash:comments><comments>http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpProperGrammer/4/ccjvb/Post.htm#552392</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments43-552392.xml</wfw:commentRss><description>A lot of posters spell &amp;#39;gram mar &amp;#39; as &amp;#39;gram mer . I think the reason is &amp;#39;mer&amp;#39; sounds correct, whereas &amp;#39;mar&amp;#39; is closer in pronunciation to the &amp;#39;ma; in &amp;#39;grandma&amp;#39;.</description></item><item><title>Re: HELP WITH PROPER GRAMMER PLEASE.</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpProperGrammer/4/ccjvb/Post.htm#552296</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2009 15:22:35 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:552296</guid><dc:creator>Clive</dc:creator><slash:comments>13</slash:comments><comments>http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpProperGrammer/4/ccjvb/Post.htm#552296</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments43-552296.xml</wfw:commentRss><description>Hi, What is proper gramm a r for the question &amp;quot;Did I do good&amp;quot;?  Did I do  well ? Clive</description></item><item><title>Re: HELP WITH PROPER GRAMMER PLEASE.</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpProperGrammer/4/ccjvb/Post.htm#552243</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 15:22:35 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:552243</guid><dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator><slash:comments>14</slash:comments><comments>http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpProperGrammer/4/ccjvb/Post.htm#552243</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments43-552243.xml</wfw:commentRss><description>What is proper grammer for the question &amp;quot;Did I do good&amp;quot;?</description></item><item><title>Re: HELP WITH PROPER GRAMMER PLEASE.</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpProperGrammer/4/ccjvb/Post.htm#538883</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 14:22:35 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:538883</guid><dc:creator>Clive</dc:creator><slash:comments>15</slash:comments><comments>http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpProperGrammer/4/ccjvb/Post.htm#538883</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments43-538883.xml</wfw:commentRss><description /></item><item><title>Re:  HELP WITH PROPER GRAMMER PLEASE.</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpProperGrammer/4/ccjvb/Post.htm#538860</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:22:35 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:538860</guid><dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator><slash:comments>16</slash:comments><comments>http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpProperGrammer/4/ccjvb/Post.htm#538860</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments43-538860.xml</wfw:commentRss><description>Spelt is a form of wheat.</description></item><item><title>Re: HELP WITH PROPER GRAMMER PLEASE.</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpProperGrammer/4/ccjvb/Post.htm#485464</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:22:35 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:485464</guid><dc:creator>Yoong Liat</dc:creator><slash:comments>17</slash:comments><comments>http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpProperGrammer/4/ccjvb/Post.htm#485464</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments43-485464.xml</wfw:commentRss><description>Hi Clive 
 I would like to apologise for misinterpreting what you said. 
 In my country, we seldom write letters using &amp;#39;To whom it may concern&amp;#39;; &amp;#39;Dear Sir&amp;#39;, &amp;#39;Dear Sir/Madam&amp;#39; or &amp;#39;Dear Sirs&amp;#39; is more commonly used. 
 The dictionary doesn&amp;#39;t advise against using the above. Perhaps, it is a case of BrE vs AmE. 
 Best wishes.</description></item><item><title>Re: HELP WITH PROPER GRAMMER PLEASE.</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpProperGrammer/3/ccjvb/Post.htm#485463</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 15:22:35 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:485463</guid><dc:creator>Yoong Liat</dc:creator><slash:comments>18</slash:comments><comments>http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpProperGrammer/3/ccjvb/Post.htm#485463</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments43-485463.xml</wfw:commentRss><description>Hi Clive 
 I would like to apologise for misinterpreting what you said. 
 In my country, we seldom write letters using &amp;#39;To whom it may concern&amp;#39;; &amp;#39;Dear Sir&amp;#39;, &amp;#39;Dear Sir/Madam&amp;#39; or &amp;#39;Dear Sirs&amp;#39; is more commonly used. 
 The dictionary doesn&amp;#39;t advise against using the above. Perhaps, it is a case of BrE vs AmE. 
 Best wishes.</description></item><item><title>Re: HELP WITH PROPER GRAMMER PLEASE.</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpProperGrammer/3/ccjvb/Post.htm#485456</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:22:35 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:485456</guid><dc:creator>Clive</dc:creator><slash:comments>19</slash:comments><comments>http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpProperGrammer/3/ccjvb/Post.htm#485456</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments43-485456.xml</wfw:commentRss><description>Hi Yoong Liat, 
 In blunt terms, I was trying to warn learners not to use &amp;#39;To whom (or even &amp;#39;who&amp;#39;) it may concern&amp;#39;. 
 From your reply, I&amp;#39;m not sure if you agree with this warning or disagree.  
 Best wishes, Clive</description></item><item><title>Re: HELP WITH PROPER GRAMMER PLEASE.</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpProperGrammer/3/ccjvb/Post.htm#485454</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2009 15:22:35 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:485454</guid><dc:creator>Yoong Liat</dc:creator><slash:comments>20</slash:comments><comments>http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpProperGrammer/3/ccjvb/Post.htm#485454</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments43-485454.xml</wfw:commentRss><description>Hi Clive 
 I&amp;#39;d hesitate to say simply &amp;#39;if you do not know the name of the person you are writing to&amp;#39;, because the normal way to open such a letter would be to say &amp;#39;Dear Sir&amp;#39;, or &amp;#39;Dear Sir or Madam&amp;#39;.  ( I agree with you. ) 
 I think the same applies to &amp;#39;To whom it may concern&amp;#39;. What I&amp;#39;ve said is quoted from Times-Chambers Essential English Dictionary. 
 Best wishes. 
  
 .</description></item><item><title>Re: HELP WITH PROPER GRAMMER PLEASE.</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpProperGrammer/3/ccjvb/Post.htm#485331</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 15:22:35 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:485331</guid><dc:creator>Clive</dc:creator><slash:comments>21</slash:comments><comments>http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpProperGrammer/3/ccjvb/Post.htm#485331</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments43-485331.xml</wfw:commentRss><description>Hi Yoong Liat, 
 I&amp;#39;d hesitate to say simply &amp;#39;if you do not know the name of the person you are writing to&amp;#39;, because the normal way to open such a letter would be to say &amp;#39;Dear Sir&amp;#39;, or &amp;#39;Dear Sir or Madam&amp;#39;. 
 There is so much discussion on the Forum about &amp;#39;To whom it may concern&amp;#39; that I think people do not realize that this is used very, very seldom and only in very special cases. 
 I don&amp;#39;t remember the last time in my life that I wrote a letter that started in this way. 
 Best wishes, Clive</description></item><item><title>Re: HELP WITH PROPER GRAMMER PLEASE.</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpProperGrammer/3/ccjvb/Post.htm#485300</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2009 15:22:35 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:485300</guid><dc:creator>Yoong Liat</dc:creator><slash:comments>22</slash:comments><comments>http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpProperGrammer/3/ccjvb/Post.htm#485300</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments43-485300.xml</wfw:commentRss><description>To whom it may concern (no capitals except for the first word) is used especially in AmE if you do not know the name of the person you are writing to. 
 In AmE end your letter 
 Sincerely, Sincerely Yours or Yours Truly</description></item><item><title>Re: HELP WITH PROPER GRAMMER PLEASE.</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpProperGrammer/3/ccjvb/Post.htm#485118</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2009 15:22:35 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:485118</guid><dc:creator>Susankay</dc:creator><slash:comments>23</slash:comments><comments>http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpProperGrammer/3/ccjvb/Post.htm#485118</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments43-485118.xml</wfw:commentRss><description>To whom it may concern 
 It/ may concern/ whom.</description></item><item><title>Re: HELP WITH PROPER GRAMMER PLEASE.</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpProperGrammer/3/ccjvb/Post.htm#485111</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 15:22:35 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:485111</guid><dc:creator>Yoong Liat</dc:creator><slash:comments>24</slash:comments><comments>http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpProperGrammer/3/ccjvb/Post.htm#485111</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments43-485111.xml</wfw:commentRss><description>Hello there, 
 I&amp;#39;m going to help you with your sentence: Alexa and I&amp;#39;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&amp;#39;t need to put &amp;#39;s after Alexa)  Alexa and my music recorders are the best. (But there is only 1 music recorder, so it should be  Alexa and my music recorder is the best .)</description></item><item><title>Re:  HELP WITH PROPER GRAMMER PLEASE.</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpProperGrammer/3/ccjvb/Post.htm#485097</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2009 15:22:35 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:485097</guid><dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator><slash:comments>25</slash:comments><comments>http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpProperGrammer/3/ccjvb/Post.htm#485097</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments43-485097.xml</wfw:commentRss><description>To Whom It May Concern:   
  He is wrong. You are correct.  If the receiver is unknown then address the letter with whom not who. Many years ago, I was taught in secretarial school, to use whom when someone is to receive something.  Since someone will be receiving the letter, whom must be used.      
 I had worked in offices for decades and I don’t ever recall seeing an official letter addressed with the words “To Who it May Concern:”    
 Go into Microsoft Word program.  It will suggest that it be changed to whom when you do a spell check.</description></item><item><title>Re:  HELP WITH PROPER GRAMMER PLEASE.</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpProperGrammer/3/ccjvb/Post.htm#480647</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2009 15:22:35 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:480647</guid><dc:creator>MrPedantic</dc:creator><slash:comments>26</slash:comments><comments>http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpProperGrammer/3/ccjvb/Post.htm#480647</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments43-480647.xml</wfw:commentRss><description>It is WHOM. You are actually addressing someone specific but just don&amp;#39;t know their name, rather than the who, which leaves it open to anyone and no one in particular.   Not quite correct, Anon. Both &amp;quot;whom&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;who&amp;quot; would have the same meaning, in &amp;quot;to whom/who it may concern&amp;quot;.  MrP</description></item><item><title>Re: HELP WITH PROPER GRAMMER PLEASE.</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpProperGrammer/2/ccjvb/Post.htm#479838</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:22:35 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:479838</guid><dc:creator>Yankee</dc:creator><slash:comments>27</slash:comments><comments>http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpProperGrammer/2/ccjvb/Post.htm#479838</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments43-479838.xml</wfw:commentRss><description>Hi Anon Tell your husband he is not only wrong, but also outnumbered. &amp;quot;To whom it may concern&amp;quot; is not only correct grammar, but it is also far more commonly used.  If he would like to verify his &amp;quot;outnumbered-ness&amp;quot;, just have him do two searches on Google -- one search for &amp;quot;to who it may concern&amp;quot; and a second search for &amp;quot;to whom it may concern&amp;quot;.    EDIT: Hey! Where did Anon&amp;#39;s post go?</description></item><item><title>Re:  HELP WITH PROPER GRAMMER PLEASE.</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpProperGrammer/2/ccjvb/Post.htm#479834</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 15:22:35 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:479834</guid><dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator><slash:comments>28</slash:comments><comments>http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpProperGrammer/2/ccjvb/Post.htm#479834</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments43-479834.xml</wfw:commentRss><description>It is WHOM. You are actually addressing someone specific but just don&amp;#39;t know their name, rather than the who, which leaves it open to anyone and no one in particular.</description></item><item><title>Re: HELP WITH PROPER GRAMMER PLEASE.</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpProperGrammer/2/ccjvb/Post.htm#449859</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2009 15:22:35 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:449859</guid><dc:creator>Wendyharsono</dc:creator><slash:comments>29</slash:comments><comments>http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpProperGrammer/2/ccjvb/Post.htm#449859</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments43-449859.xml</wfw:commentRss><description>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)</description></item><item><title>Re: HELP WITH PROPER GRAMMER PLEASE.</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpProperGrammer/2/ccjvb/Post.htm#449341</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2009 15:22:35 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:449341</guid><dc:creator>Clive</dc:creator><slash:comments>30</slash:comments><comments>http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpProperGrammer/2/ccjvb/Post.htm#449341</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments43-449341.xml</wfw:commentRss><description>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 sentence s correct? 
     
   Best wishes, Clive</description></item><item><title>Re: HELP WITH PROPER GRAMMER PLEASE.</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpProperGrammer/2/ccjvb/Post.htm#449337</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2009 15:22:35 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:449337</guid><dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator><slash:comments>31</slash:comments><comments>http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpProperGrammer/2/ccjvb/Post.htm#449337</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments43-449337.xml</wfw:commentRss><description>Please read the second sentence. There should be no “the”. “As it stands now, most are not sure if it is possible.” 
  Is the above sentence correct?</description></item><item><title>Re: HELP WITH PROPER GRAMMER PLEASE.</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpProperGrammer/2/ccjvb/Post.htm#359372</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2009 15:22:35 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:359372</guid><dc:creator>Tam Sadek</dc:creator><slash:comments>32</slash:comments><comments>http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpProperGrammer/2/ccjvb/Post.htm#359372</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments43-359372.xml</wfw:commentRss><description>Jw123 wrote:    So the letterI is never plural . That would be improper use if grammer right? thanks.     
 'gramm e r' is spelt with an 'a' btw, as in gramm a r . 
 Admin: You can delete the post from anon above mine as it was me not realising I wasn't signed it.</description></item><item><title>Re: HELP WITH PROPER GRAMMER PLEASE.</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpProperGrammer/2/ccjvb/Post.htm#359352</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2009 15:22:35 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:359352</guid><dc:creator>Clive</dc:creator><slash:comments>33</slash:comments><comments>http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpProperGrammer/2/ccjvb/Post.htm#359352</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments43-359352.xml</wfw:commentRss><description>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</description></item><item><title>Re: HELP WITH PROPER GRAMMER PLEASE.</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpProperGrammer/2/ccjvb/Post.htm#359326</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:22:35 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:359326</guid><dc:creator>MrPedantic</dc:creator><slash:comments>34</slash:comments><comments>http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpProperGrammer/2/ccjvb/Post.htm#359326</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments43-359326.xml</wfw:commentRss><description>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</description></item><item><title>Re: HELP WITH PROPER GRAMMER PLEASE.</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpProperGrammer/2/ccjvb/Post.htm#358247</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2009 15:22:35 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:358247</guid><dc:creator>Clive</dc:creator><slash:comments>35</slash:comments><comments>http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpProperGrammer/2/ccjvb/Post.htm#358247</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments43-358247.xml</wfw:commentRss><description>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</description></item><item><title>Re: HELP WITH PROPER GRAMMER PLEASE.</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpProperGrammer/ccjvb/post.htm#358098</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 15:22:35 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:358098</guid><dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator><slash:comments>36</slash:comments><comments>http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpProperGrammer/ccjvb/post.htm#358098</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments43-358098.xml</wfw:commentRss><description>My husband thinks he can write" To who it may concern. I say not. He thinks he is right. Please help.</description></item><item><title>Re: HELP WITH PROPER GRAMMER PLEASE.</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpProperGrammer/ccjvb/post.htm#297675</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 14:22:35 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:297675</guid><dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator><slash:comments>37</slash:comments><comments>http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpProperGrammer/ccjvb/post.htm#297675</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments43-297675.xml</wfw:commentRss><description>I think you should use Alexa's and my recorder is the best</description></item><item><title>Re: HELP WITH PROPER GRAMMER PLEASE.</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpProperGrammer/ccjvb/post.htm#209342</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2009 15:22:35 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:209342</guid><dc:creator>Clive</dc:creator><slash:comments>38</slash:comments><comments>http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpProperGrammer/ccjvb/post.htm#209342</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments43-209342.xml</wfw:commentRss><description>Hi, 
 What is the latest on using the split infinitive?  It's OK, as long as you are able to stylishly split it. 
 Best wishes, Clive</description></item><item><title>Re: HELP WITH PROPER GRAMMER PLEASE.</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpProperGrammer/ccjvb/post.htm#209083</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 15:22:35 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:209083</guid><dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator><slash:comments>39</slash:comments><comments>http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpProperGrammer/ccjvb/post.htm#209083</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments43-209083.xml</wfw:commentRss><description>What is the latest on using the split infinitive?</description></item><item><title>Re: HELP WITH PROPER GRAMMER PLEASE.</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpProperGrammer/ccjvb/post.htm#204438</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 14:22:35 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:204438</guid><dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator><slash:comments>40</slash:comments><comments>http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpProperGrammer/ccjvb/post.htm#204438</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments43-204438.xml</wfw:commentRss><description>It would be Mine and Alexa's.</description></item><item><title>Re: HELP WITH PROPER GRAMMER PLEASE.</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpProperGrammer/ccjvb/post.htm#179854</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2009 15:22:35 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:179854</guid><dc:creator>MrPedantic</dc:creator><slash:comments>41</slash:comments><comments>http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpProperGrammer/ccjvb/post.htm#179854</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments43-179854.xml</wfw:commentRss><description>Hello Jw123 
 You can also think of it like this: 
 1. Alexa and I's music is good = The music of Alexa and I is good. 
 We can say "of Alexa", but we can't say "of I". So something must be wrong! 
 MrP</description></item><item><title>Re: HELP WITH PROPER GRAMMER PLEASE.</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpProperGrammer/ccjvb/post.htm#179548</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:22:36 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:179548</guid><dc:creator>Jw123</dc:creator><slash:comments>42</slash:comments><comments>http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpProperGrammer/ccjvb/post.htm#179548</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments43-179548.xml</wfw:commentRss><description>So the letterI is never plural . That would be improper use if grammer right? thanks.</description></item><item><title>Re: HELP WITH PROPER GRAMMER PLEASE.</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpProperGrammer/ccjvb/post.htm#179542</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2009 15:22:36 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:179542</guid><dc:creator>MrPedantic</dc:creator><slash:comments>43</slash:comments><comments>http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpProperGrammer/ccjvb/post.htm#179542</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments43-179542.xml</wfw:commentRss><description>I would say: 
 1. My and Alexa's music recorders are the best. 
 MrP</description></item><item><title>HELP WITH PROPER GRAMMER PLEASE.</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpProperGrammer/ccjvb/post.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:22:36 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:179538</guid><dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator><slash:comments>44</slash:comments><comments>http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpProperGrammer/ccjvb/post.htm</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments43-179538.xml</wfw:commentRss><description>When writing a sentense using 2 people owning something can I write "Alexa and I's music recorders is the best?</description></item></channel></rss>