r/mildlyinfuriating 1d ago

English for Beginners

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u/Admirable_Hunter_703 1d ago

English is so hard to learn that even native speakers argue over whether it's "who" or "whom"—and then just avoid the sentence altogether by saying, "That guy!"

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u/DavidBrooker 1d ago

Knock knock

Who's there?

"To"

To who?

It's "to whom", actually.

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u/-_Anonymous__- 8h ago

I'm gonna tell my friend this