Who Whom confusion
Can you please tell me if I can use both "who" or "whom" while writing this sentence, or should "whom" be more grammatically valid here (since it points to "he had met her")?
He remembered Gina, the female singer who/whom he had met at a party five years ago.
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He remembered Gina, the female singer who he had met at a party five years ago. (Modern usage) He remembered Gina, the female singer whom he had met at a party five years ago. (Older usage.
- He remembered Gina, the female singer who he had met at a party five years ago.
- (Modern usage) He remembered Gina, the female singer whom he had met at a party five years ago.
- (Older usage.
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He remembered Gina, the female singer who he had met at a party five years ago. (Modern usage)
He remembered Gina, the female singer whom he had met at a party five years ago. (Older usage. In modern contexts, it gives the impression of the extreme formality of the Victorian era.)
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