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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread 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 Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted whoever vs. whomever AnnaStrophic 07/13/2005 5:58 PM Re: whoever vs. whomever Elizabeth Creith 07/13/2005 6:13 PM Re: whoever vs. whomever AnnaStrophic 07/13/2005 6:20 PM Re: whoever vs. whomever maverick 07/13/2005 10:24 PM Re: whoever vs. whomever Jackie 07/14/2005 2:20 PM Re: whoever vs. whomever Avy 07/15/2005 7:49 AM Re: whoever vs. whomever Faldage 07/15/2005 10:04 AM 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 Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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