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Kilpas Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
Omitting whom
"One of my friends I like" - "One of my friends whom I like"
Is the former wrong? It sounds wrong to me, but "A friend who I like" without who (A friend I like) doesn't.
Is the former wrong? It sounds wrong to me, but "A friend who I like" without who (A friend I like) doesn't.
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Kilpas One of my friends I like It depends upon the usage. The way that you've mentioned is wrong. Kilpas "One of my friends whom I like" This one sounds okay.
- Kilpas One of my friends I like It depends upon the usage.
- The way that you've mentioned is wrong.
- Kilpas "One of my friends whom I like" This one sounds okay.
- FYI - In the English of years past, "whom" would be correct.
- But languages change, and one of the ways that English has changed is to merge "whom" into "who".
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KilpasOne of my friends I likeIt depends upon the usage. The way that you've mentioned is wrong.
Kilpas"One of my friends whom I like"This one sounds okay.
FYI - In the English of years past, "whom" would be correct. But languages change, and one of the ways that English has changed is to merge "whom" into "who"
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No, it's not wrong. "Whom" or "who" are both possible, though the latter is gaining ground nowadays even in formal situations. On the other hand, you could omit the relative word altogether, or use the subordinator "that".
But what strikes me as being odd about your sentence is the need to restrict the meaning of "friends" to only the ones that you like, thus implying that you have som
But what strikes me as being odd about your sentence is the need to restrict the meaning of "friends" to only the ones that you like, thus implying that you have som
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