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English in UK
Whom knows their grammar?
Posted recently to another UK newsgrope (as shown between my double angle-quotemarks):
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Whom did the BBC tell you it was?
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What's the popular verdict on that grammar?
Quentin Burward
«
Whom did the BBC tell you it was?
»
What's the popular verdict on that grammar?
Quentin Burward
Top answer
Quentin Burward (Email Removed) wrote: [nq:1]Posted recently to another UK newsgrope (as shown between my double angle-quotemarks): « Whom did the BBC tell you it was? [/nq] It should be "who", not "whom", as it is the noun complement of "it", and therefore in the nominative case. The direct object of "tell" is not "whom", but the phrase "who it was".
- Quentin Burward (Email Removed) wrote: [nq:1]Posted recently to another UK newsgrope (as shown between my double angle-quotemarks): « Whom did the BBC tell you it was?
- [/nq] It should be "who", not "whom", as it is the noun complement of "it", and therefore in the nominative case.
- The direct object of "tell" is not "whom", but the phrase "who it was".
- Whether that's popular, I don't know :-) Cheers Tony Tony Mountifield
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Quentin Burward (Email Removed) wrote:
[nq:1]Posted recently to another UK newsgrope (as shown between my double angle-quotemarks): « Whom did the BBC tell you it was? » What's the popular verdict on that grammar?[/nq]
It should be "who", not "whom", as it is the noun complement of "it", and therefore in the nominative case.
The direct object of "tell" is not "whom", but the phrase "wh
[nq:1]Posted recently to another UK newsgrope (as shown between my double angle-quotemarks): « Whom did the BBC tell you it was? » What's the popular verdict on that grammar?[/nq]
It should be "who", not "whom", as it is the noun complement of "it", and therefore in the nominative case.
The direct object of "tell" is not "whom", but the phrase "wh
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Tony Mountifield at (Email Removed) says in
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[nq:2]Posted recently to another UK newsgrope (as shown between my ... it was? » What's the popular verdict on that grammar?[/nq]
[nq:1]It should be "who", not "whom", as it is the noun complement of "it", and therefore in the nominative case. The direct object of "tell" is not "whom", but the phrase "who it was". Whether that's popul
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[nq:2]Posted recently to another UK newsgrope (as shown between my ... it was? » What's the popular verdict on that grammar?[/nq]
[nq:1]It should be "who", not "whom", as it is the noun complement of "it", and therefore in the nominative case. The direct object of "tell" is not "whom", but the phrase "who it was". Whether that's popul
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Quentin Burward (Email Removed) wrote:
[nq:1]Posted recently to another UK newsgrope (as shown between my double angle-quotemarks): « Whom did the BBC tell you it was? » What's the popular verdict on that grammar?[/nq]
You forgot the quotes around "you it was" - obviously a case of Yoda inspired word order.
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[nq:1]Posted recently to another UK newsgrope (as shown between my double angle-quotemarks): « Whom did the BBC tell you it was? » What's the popular verdict on that grammar?[/nq]
You forgot the quotes around "you it was" - obviously a case of Yoda inspired word order.
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[nq:1]Posted recently to another UK newsgrope Whom did the BBC tell you it was? What's the popular verdict on that grammar?[/nq]
Construct an answer to the question:-
"The BBC told me it was .."
If you are happy with "him" on the dots then you should also be happy with "Whom did the BBC tell you it was?" But many people insist that there is something sacrosanct about the verb "to be",
Construct an answer to the question:-
"The BBC told me it was .."
If you are happy with "him" on the dots then you should also be happy with "Whom did the BBC tell you it was?" But many people insist that there is something sacrosanct about the verb "to be",
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In response to my message . . .
[nq:1]Posted recently to another UK newsgrope (as shown between my double angle-quotemarks): « Whom did the BBC tell you it was? » What's the popular verdict on that grammar?[/nq]
. . . Dave Swindell at (Email Removed) says in (Email Removed):
[nq:1]Construct an answer to the question:- "The BBC told me it was .." If you are happy with "him" on ... been
[nq:1]Posted recently to another UK newsgrope (as shown between my double angle-quotemarks): « Whom did the BBC tell you it was? » What's the popular verdict on that grammar?[/nq]
. . . Dave Swindell at (Email Removed) says in (Email Removed):
[nq:1]Construct an answer to the question:- "The BBC told me it was .." If you are happy with "him" on ... been
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Quentin Burward (Email Removed) wrote:
[nq:1]It is ah not raining in Tokyo.[/nq]
Are you going to engage in discussion about the topic you raised, or just reply with cryptic one-liners?
Cheers,
Tony
Tony Mountifield
[nq:1]It is ah not raining in Tokyo.[/nq]
Are you going to engage in discussion about the topic you raised, or just reply with cryptic one-liners?
Cheers,
Tony
Tony Mountifield
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[nq:2]Posted recently to another UK newsgrope Whom did the BBC tell you it was? What's the popular verdict on that grammar?[/nq]
[nq:1]Construct an answer to the question:- "The BBC told me it was .." If you are happy with "him" on ... been going out of fashion for a long, long time, the sense being replaced by a more rigid word order.[/nq]
My initial reaction was that "who" is not only mo
[nq:1]Construct an answer to the question:- "The BBC told me it was .." If you are happy with "him" on ... been going out of fashion for a long, long time, the sense being replaced by a more rigid word order.[/nq]
My initial reaction was that "who" is not only mo
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[nq:2]Posted recently to another UK newsgrope (as shown between my ... it was? » What's the popular verdict on that grammar?[/nq]
[nq:1]You forgot the quotes around "you it was" - obviously a case of Yoda inspired word order.[/nq]
Almost. Doesn't sound quite right without an initial "To", though.
[nq:1]You forgot the quotes around "you it was" - obviously a case of Yoda inspired word order.[/nq]
Almost. Doesn't sound quite right without an initial "To", though.
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