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Opening Arguments

Mr. Pedant strikes again

I know I have a lot of pet peeves for someone who cautions against being overly fussy about language and grammar, but here's another one:

Depending on who you believe, Indiana could be close to hiring its next basketball coach or the situation could still be in the early interview stages.

It's true that "whom" is disappearing as our language becomes more informal, but it's still around and so should still be used when the situation calls for it, as here: depending on whom you believe. We believe he or she or they? No. We believe him or her or them. The objective form is called for.

Comments

Kenn Gividen
Mon, 03/31/2008 - 8:39am

Easy rule...

Substitute

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