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Vimzification Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Who/whom do you turn to?
Can you tell me which of these is correct- who do you turn to? or whom do you turn to?
And why?
And why?
Top answer
1. W ho do you turn to? 2.
- 1.
- W ho do you turn to?
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- W hom do you turn to?
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1. Who do you turn to?
2. Whom do you turn to?
3. To whom do you turn?
#1 is what you will hear most of the time. The use of the object case of the pronoun "who" is declining. It is a sign of the evolution of the language which has been losing inflections, subjunctive verb forms, and strong (irregular) verbs for centuries.
#2 is correct by traditional rule
2. Whom do you turn to?
3. To whom do you turn?
#1 is what you will hear most of the time. The use of the object case of the pronoun "who" is declining. It is a sign of the evolution of the language which has been losing inflections, subjunctive verb forms, and strong (irregular) verbs for centuries.
#2 is correct by traditional rule
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One more comment:
1. Who do you turn to?-- Now accepted in informal English
2. Whom do you turn to?-- Now usually pooh-poohed as mixed register, used by someone trying to be formal with 'whom' while retaining the informal terminal preposition.
3. To whom do you turn?-- Still accepted in formal English
1. Who do you turn to?-- Now accepted in informal English
2. Whom do you turn to?-- Now usually pooh-poohed as mixed register, used by someone trying to be formal with 'whom' while retaining the informal terminal preposition.
3. To whom do you turn?-- Still accepted in formal English
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