Re: preposition

SMITH,MARCUS ANTHONY scripsit:

> On Sun, 18 Mar 2001, Raymond Brown wrote:
>
> > >However, I only say "whom" when it's preceeded by a
> > >preposition, or used accusatively.
> >
> > Er - (slightly puzzled) - When else would it even be written, let alone
> > pronounced?
>
> This is a quote from a term paper that was turned in to a friend of mine
> just a couple days ago:
>
> "I am a native English speaker whom has never had trouble communicating
> with others".
This sounds like what James Thurber (American humorist, 1st half of 20th C)
calls "the 'whom' of hauteur", as in "And whom are you?"

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