When writing (who/whom)
By rabonnobar
@rabonnobar (103)
United States
November 21, 2007 1:53pm CST
I love to write. In my journal, poetry, short stories, plays... I love it all! I usually like to pretend I'm a decent writer, but one thing always messes me up: who/whom! For example, in the following sentence, which is correct?:
"They keep to themselves, yet invariably mix, both vying for the attention of he or she who(whom?) the party is all about."
That's from a piece of writing I've been working on, and I can't for the life of me figure out which one is right?
Do you struggle with this problem? How do you get past it?
1 response
@Angelwriter (1954)
• United States
21 Nov 07
That always used to trip me up, too. It's already been answered in the other post, but here's another way to remember it.
If the answer is he/she/they, the right version is who.
He is calling =Who is calling?
If the answer is him/her/them, the right version is whom? The call was for him = The call was for whom?
@rabonnobar (103)
• United States
22 Nov 07
Ahhh ok, this is a more down-to-earth/easier to understand explanation. Thanks, I think I get it now. :D
