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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread whoever vs. whomever #145007 07/13/2005 5:58 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York I mentioned this in Hogwash® over at W&F, but not wanting to hijack the fun n games there, I'll repeat it here for discussion: >>for whomever of these dilatory souls posts here >Bad tsuwm. That should be whoever Today is "Embrace You Geekiness Day." So don't be afraid to jump in with your whys and why-nots. Eddie Tricks (that would be moi) will explain her reasoning later. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: whoever vs. whomever #145008 07/13/2005 6:13 PM Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 500 Northern Ontario, Canada Elizabeth Creith addict Elizabeth Creith addict Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 500 Northern Ontario, Canada Today is "Embrace Your Geekiness Day." I embrace my geekiness! Yes! I have been a crypto-geek for too long! I celebrate my geekhood! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: whoever vs. whomever #145009 07/13/2005 6:20 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York So, what's your opinion, Lizardbreath®? reference to a Canadian comic strip Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: whoever vs. whomever #145010 07/13/2005 10:24 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 maverick Carpal Tunnel maverick Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 Neither (just to be true to my name!) Should be whomsoever :) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: whoever vs. whomever #145011 07/14/2005 2:20 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky I'll go for whichever. Er, as a replacement, not as an option. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: whoever vs. whomever #145012 07/15/2005 7:49 AM Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 724 Avy old hand Avy old hand Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 724 I am not sure, but this is what i think: If you isolate the dependent clause, it would be "he (of the dilatory souls) posts here". Since whoever/whomever will be in place of "he" (nominative case) the pronoun will be whoever and not whomever. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: whoever vs. whomever #145013 07/15/2005 10:04 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Just between you and I it's what me and my buddy were saying the other day: It's another indication of the moribund status of case markers in modern English. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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