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Anewcomer Posted 18 years ago
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00" We know who you really want to see singing."02br
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00I believe that "01font00who02font00" is related to the "01font00singing",02font00 "who" as " 01font00objective 02font01font00relative pronoun02font00" and "singing" as 01font00the participle 02font00for "who" am I right02br
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1i 00Who 02i 00is the object of 01i 00to see. 02br 00CB 0-

  • 1i 00Who 02i 00is the object of 01i 00to see.
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1i00Who 02i00is the object of 01i00to see. Who02i00 has been used in this position for centuries but in modern English it is commonly regarded as informal in style and 01i00whom02i00 is preferred in serious writing.02br
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0yeah, I know about the informal usage of use as objective pronoun.02br
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00But what i really want to know is: Can I say " We know who/whom you want to see01font00 singing02font00" and "We know who/whom you want to see 01font00sing02font00" or "We know who/whom you want to see01fo
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0Am I correctly picturing an entertainment establishment where a number of entertainers are available, and the master of ceremonies is adressing the audience? - like in the old days of vaudeville, when the audience used to chant, "We want Cantor, we want Cantor"?02br
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00The first one is the most common. The second one is awkward, but is certainly used, if the previou
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0Yeah, it was something i heard from a host, as it sounds uncommon to me.02br
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00If "We know who we want to see singing/sing" (bare infinitive) is acceptable, so is this " I know who I want to ask to help me" acceptable? This time it's infinitive 0-
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10...is this " I know who I want to ask to help me" acceptable? 12br
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10Yes, this is fine. 12br
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10Also, I know what I want to order (at a restaurant) and I know where I want to go on vacation.12br
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0Okay GG I'll take that as a real Yes, I doubted this " I know who I want to ask to help me" Because there're double infinitives in a row 02br
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0Okay - I see. The double "to X" is okay. I know what I want to order to use up the rest of my gift card, I know where I want to go to have the best vacation ever, etc.0-

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