Re: preposition
| From: | Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> |
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| Date: | Monday, March 19, 2001, 5:33 |
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Raymond Brown wrote:
> >"From whom", definitely.
>
> No kidding! Haven't heard said for the past 40 years in this neck of
> the wood.
I use "whom" when I front the prepositional phrase, which is pretty
rare. But other than that, I don't think I ever say whom.
> Er - (slightly puzzled) - When else would it even be written, let alone
> pronounced?
Well, some people hypercorrect and use "whom" in subject position. I
can't think of any examples at the moment, but I have heard it a few
times.
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