r/mildlyinfuriating 2d ago

English for Beginners

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u/Admirable_Hunter_703 2d 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/EnigmaFrug0817 2d ago

“Who” and “Whom” isn’t actually that hard

It’s related to the answer to the question.

Who is there?” -> “He is there!”

Whom do you want to go for lunch with?” -> “I want to go to lunch with him!”

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u/devon_336 1d ago

I’m learning German (as a native English speaker) and recently found out that “whom” is one of the few instances where the dative case still exists in English. By and large though, English uses prepositions instead especially in informal speech.