The distinctions between subject and object forms of pronouns.
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What’s the rule for using “who” and “whom” correctly?
I can never figure out whether I should use who and whom. Most people use who for both colloquially, but that’s not correct.
What’s the rule for using who and whom correctly?
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Which one is correct to say: “It's me” or “It's I”?
I was taught at school that the following expression is not grammatically correct:
Who is there? It's me.
The correct one is:
Who is there? It's I.
Can you let me know which one is ...
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“Me and my wife” or “my wife and me”
Which is correct: me and my wife or my wife and me? The sentence in which this is used is
Ms. Smith informed me and my wife that she was afraid of being accosted.
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Why do we use the object instead of the subject pronoun in constructions like “stupid me”?
I'm trying to find out how come we say lucky me and stupid us rather than lucky I and stupid we. My understanding is that this is not a recent invention, but a relic from the distant past where it was ...
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Which is grammatically correct: “Let he who…” or “Let him who…”
1) "Let he who believes in this prophet speak now what he knows."
2) "Let him who believes in this prophet speak now what he knows."
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With who vs. With whom
Is this correct?
The person with whom I'm doing the project should be here soon.
If it is, is "with" always a dative preposition? (like "mit" in German)
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In “Enter John”, is John in the nominative or accusative case?
This question made me think about the structure of the sentence.
I'm familiar with the expression 'Enter Michael'/'Exit John' to represent Michael's or John's entry or exit, respectively, to a ...
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Is the “us” in “all that will be left is us” correct usage?
In this sentence taken from the movie AI is 'us' the correct form of the pronoun? It certainly sounds better than if it were written with 'we' instead of 'us'. Also, I can sort of see why 'is' is ...
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Contemporary written usage of “whom” in objective case [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What's the rule for using “who” or “whom”?
I was writing a LinkedIn recommendation one day, and ended up pondering for a while which of these ...
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“He is better than _____.” (1) I (2) I am?
Which of the following constructions is / are correct?
He is better than I.
He is better than I am.
PS: I'm unfamiliar with this site and its workings, so forgive me if my question fails to follow ...
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“Photographic” Pronouns [closed]
If someone labels a particular photograph, would it be "The kids and me" or "The kids and I"? If you break it down, you have two perspectives on this: "[This picture features or shows] the kids and ...
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“Be them” or “be they”? [closed]
Which of the following is grammatical?
He had lollies be they red or blue?
He had lollies be them red or blue?
It seems as if it could be them as an object of be.
