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Who and whom are like a pair of twins that don't necessarily look exactly alike, so it isn't a matter of telling them apart so much as it is remembering which name goes with which. In reply to the question re: the Portuguese, I don't know the language so it's hard for me to say, although I think it sounds wonderful. Listen to sample courtesy of Amazon.com. (A few seconds of silence at beginning of track.)
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Yeah musick, that's really informative link there... Can I expect to receive a cease and desist letter soon?
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Who and whom are like a pair of twins that don't necessarily look exactly alike, so it isn't a matter of telling them apart so much as it is remembering which name goes with which.
Before you criticize someone for not distinguishing properly between who and whom try this little experiment. Use who in the nominative as you normally do but reserve whom for the dative, using whon in the accusative. (Not meant to be chiding you, Alex)
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In reply to the question re: the Portuguese, I don't know the language so it's hard for me to say, although I think it sounds wonderful.
You don't have to understand the Portuguese. I'm just asking about the rhythm. Comparing the English and Portuguese of Girl from Ipanema, the English sounds like a march next to the Portuguese. A limping march, maybe, but still a march. Unfortunately our memory-deprived computer can't handle the players needed to listen to the sample. Maybe I can sneak in some time at work tomorrow.
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it adds credence to the word play if you know the rules, before you play with the words.
I just LOVE it when Anna gets all prescriptivist like that. I have goose bumps from the top of my pointy head down all the way to my hairy toes.
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the rule i live by is:
It's always easier to get forgiven than permission.
go ahead, and try for word play.
your attempt might fly or it might be a dud, (that you'll try to explain --and your explaination will sound lame.)
when this happens (lame excuses for a word play no one got, you will join an illustrious group --(every one who post's here has been a member of the group --at one time or another.)
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Faldage you can listen to the sample that I linked to and decide for yourself if you like.
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Fortunately our memory-challenged computer is obviated by the fact that we have it on a CD.
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For the love of God will someone please show Faldage how to operate his CD player?
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It's not my abject inability to operate my CD player; it's the problem of finding a CD that's in a jacket that doesn't fit nicely in the CD rack.
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