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To: freedumb2003

Whomever wrote the article.....


23 posted on 11/30/2018 2:37:31 PM PST by shelterguy
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To: shelterguy

>>Whomever wrote the article....<<

I was going back and forth on that. “Whom” is used when you would use “him.” “Him wrote the article” doesn’t make sense — thus “whoever” is correct.

Better Grammar Nazis than I can weigh in.

I know when you undertake being a Grammar Nazi you always take a chance — which was the point of my joking post.


32 posted on 11/30/2018 2:44:44 PM PST by freedumb2003 (As always IMHO)
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To: shelterguy

Whoever is the subjective use of the pronoun, which is the case in the corrected sentence. Whomever is the objective use of the pronoun, i.e. the boot was given to whomever couldn’t write a proper sentence.


84 posted on 11/30/2018 3:25:08 PM PST by Blue Collar Christian (Socialism is for losers.)
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To: shelterguy; freedumb2003
"Whomever wrote the article....."

Whoever wrote the article...

[I corrected that for you.   ;-)    ]

181 posted on 11/30/2018 9:39:56 PM PST by familyop ("Welcome to Costco. I love you." - -Costco greeter in the movie, "Idiocracy")
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