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Milky Posted 19 years ago
Linguistics Studies

The decline of "whom".

No surprises with "whom":

DECADE 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s
PER MIL 270.51 242.56 182.56 148.92 170.91 157.54 132.36 157.65 146.58

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Very interesting, Milky-- the big drop between the 30s and 40s, and then a rather undefinable fluctuation after that. There's a master's thesis in there for someone.

— Mister Micawber

  • Very interesting, Milky-- the big drop between the 30s and 40s, and then a rather undefinable fluctuation after that.
  • There's a master's thesis in there for someone.
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Very interesting, Milky-- the big drop between the 30s and 40s, and then a rather undefinable fluctuation after that. There's a master's thesis in there for someone.
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Mister MicawberVery interesting, Milky-- the big drop between the 30s and 40s, and then a rather undefinable fluctuation after that. There's a master's thesis in there for someone.

To whom shall we give the task?
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