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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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It's him/It's he?

It's him who I told the news

It's he whom I told the news

What's correct?
  

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Anonymous It's him who I told the news It's he whom I told the news What's correct? You will find those who say only the first is correct, those who say only the second is correct, and those who say both are correct. In any case they are both unnatural.

  • Anonymous It's him who I told the news It's he whom I told the news What's correct?
  • You will find those who say only the first is correct, those who say only the second is correct, and those who say both are correct.
  • In any case they are both unnatural.
  • You need one of these: He's the one I told.
  • He's the one I told the news.
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AnonymousIt's him who I told the news
It's he whom I told the news
What's correct?
You will find those who say only the first is correct, those who say only the second is correct, and those who say both are correct.

In any case they are both unnatural. You need one of these:

He's the one I told.
He's the one I told the

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