{"id":51068,"date":"2019-01-01T01:15:51","date_gmt":"2019-01-01T01:15:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/127.0.0.1\/aee\/aee-1079-who-versus-whom-and-how-to-be-relevant-in-english\/"},"modified":"2023-04-25T15:46:32","modified_gmt":"2023-04-25T15:46:32","slug":"aee-1079-who-versus-whom-and-how-to-be-relevant-in-english","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/aee-1079-who-versus-whom-and-how-to-be-relevant-in-english\/","title":{"rendered":"AEE 1079: Who Versus Whom and How to be Relevant in English"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Have you ever heard somebody use the word \u201cwhom\u201d in conversation?<\/p>\n

Have you heard people use the word \u201cwho\u201d in English?<\/p>\n

There\u2019s a good chance you have heard \u201cwho\u201d rather than \u201cwhom\u201d, and there\u2019s a good reason for that.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re going to help you to understand the difference, and why you might use one over another.<\/p>\n

Today we have a question about the word \u201cwhom\u201d<\/p>\n

\n

Hello Lindsay and Michelle,<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

This is June from Australia. Thank you for your great podcast. Literally, you changed my life and career.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

To briefly introduce myself\u2013I am originally from Korea and moved to Australia 3 years ago with my French husband.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

However, as my husband can speak my language fluently and I was working for a Korean company in Australia, I never felt like I needed to improve my English.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

And then, I had a chance to move companies,  to a bigger and better one to improve my career. The only problem is, I am the only non-native speaker of about 150 people.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

I was hesitant to grab this chance or not, as I was not that confident with my communication skills in English.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

But I found your podcast and now I am listening to it every day, about 3-4 episodes before I go to work. It is the best way to wake me up and immerse myself in English before work with native English speakers.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

I really appreciate you guys.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

My question is, how to use\u2018Whom\u2019 properly. I almost never use it in my sentences, but, I realized that people are using it a lot like \u2018please let me know the person WHOM you discussed\u2019.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Thank you again.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Love,<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

June<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Is This Common Or Not?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The reality is that most people don\u2019t tend to use this word.<\/p>\n

Though saying \u201cwhom\u201d in conversation is correct, the reality is that it can come across as snobby.<\/p>\n

However most people don\u2019t really think about the difference nor do they use whom unless it is a formal situation.<\/p>\n

You might use \u201cwhom\u201d in writing, in a speech<\/a>, or in something formal along those lines.<\/p>\n

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That said, it\u2019s great to understand the difference and we will simplify it today.<\/p>\n

So How Do You Know?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The trick  is to use he\/she or  him\/her whenever possible.<\/p>\n

Who is speaking about the subject?<\/p>\n

-Who was at the party? Rachel (she) was at the party \u2013 because you would answer with SHE, you would use WHO and not WHOM (you would not say her was at the party)<\/p>\n

Whom is speaking about the verb\u2019s object or even a preposition.<\/p>\n

-Whom did you go to the party with? I went to the party with Rachel (HER) . You wouldn\u2019t say I went to the party with SHE.<\/p>\n

Also, sometimes we use whom in this way:<\/p>\n

-With WHOM do you eat lunch with every day?<\/p>\n

-To WHOM should I address the letter?<\/p>\n

There\u2019s Grammar and Then There\u2019s Conversation<\/strong><\/p>\n

So some chunks are used<\/a>, as in to whom this may concern.<\/p>\n

However, to be honest, even if it\u2019s grammatically correct, that doesn\u2019t mean that you would use it all the time.<\/p>\n

Even in the example \u2013 WHOM did you go to the party with\u2013even though it\u2019s correct, you wouldn\u2019t say it because it\u2019s not natural sounding..<\/p>\n

This is one of those situations where the rules are broken, and the correct way is great but it may make people perk their ears up a bit.<\/p>\n

Sometimes you have to go with what sounds more natural rather than what is actually grammatically correct\u2013this is the perfect example of that.<\/p>\n

Takeaway<\/strong><\/p>\n

This says a lot about our language if you really look at it.<\/p>\n

Although whom is often correct, I don\u2019t feel it\u2019s  used frequently in conversation.<\/p>\n

Most people rarely hear it or say it in their daily conversations.<\/p>\n

If you are in an academic setting<\/a> or making a speech, perhaps it would be more important, but in generally people tend to use WHO.<\/p>\n

If you have any questions, please leave them below in the comments section.<\/strong><\/p>\n

We\u2019ll get back to you as soon as we can. <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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