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Victo Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Who or Whom?

Would it be: Whom is this movie for? or Who is this movie for? I say 'whom' is correct.

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For whom is this movie? Who is this movie for?

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For whom is this movie?
Who is this movie for?
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Who is this movie for? This movie is for him. So 'whom' is correct for both. Why do you say 'who' for the second sentence?
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Whom is this for? is mixed register. You have whom, which is formal, and a preposition at the end of the sentence, which is informal. In other words, it’s not really appropriate anywhere.
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victoWhom is this movie for?
While I'd call this "technically correct", it is customary to change the initial 'whom' to 'who' in a question. I assume that most native speakers would judge the form shown above as awkward.

CJ
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After considerable cogitation ;-) , I have to go with 'whom' here.
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victoAfter considerable cogitation ;-) , I have to go with 'whom' here.
On your own head be it.
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victoAfter considerable cogitation ;-) , I have to go with 'whom' here.
I prefer 'whom'.
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Aspara GusWhom is this for? is mixed register.
What is 'mixed register'?
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victoWhat is 'mixed register'?
A mixture of different registers.
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