Do you use the word "whom" in common speech?

[Almondandlime]

Personally I think it's very archaic and sounds weird and the only thing keeping it from becoming completely obsolete is people's excessive desire to be "grammatically correct" and not let go of things when they should. -_-

 

Just to reiterate, I'm talking about casual speech here, not anything formal or official.

[ShawolSONEexo]

haha nope 

and if i do i make sure i have my top hat on me 

 

[fuckJohnny]

No but I should.

[SATANIC SLUT]

u're supposed to use whom tho? it's not archaic

 

"the men, four of WHOM are sick, were indicted for fraud" just an example sentence

[Almondandlime]

u're supposed to use whom tho? it's not archaic

 

"the men, four of WHOM are sick, were indicted for fraud" just an example sentence

When would you ever say that sentence in common speech tho

[Jon Snow]

When I forge absent notes I always start with 'To Whom it may concern'

[Guitargeekette]

I use it when it's needed.

 

Why would you think it's outdated? lol

[SATANIC SLUT]

When would you ever say that sentence in common speech tho

who - >subject (he/she)

whom - > object (him/her)

 

"send her a text" "to whom?"

 

ppl use "whom" a lot more often than u think

[Almondandlime]

When I forge absent notes I always start with 'To Whom it may concern'

That's more of a formal thing that forces you to sound official, I was talking about casual conversational speech.

[Qri]

Yes I do.

[Hwang]

Not unless the conversation is about Ross from Friends ~

[Teru]

yeah I use it. maybe it's more common here in the UK though, like "whilst" which I believe is rare elsewhere but people here still use it all the time and not even people who are otherwise "grammatically correct" or try to be in their speech

 

it depends on who I'm speaking to and the level of formality required though of course. like I'd use "to whom it may concern" on a formal letter but obv no need for it in an informal one

[Almondandlime]

who - >subject (he/she)

whom - > object (him/her)

 

"send her a text" "to whom?"

 

ppl use "whom" a lot more often than u think

I know the formal rules.

At least where I come from, any normal person would say "Who should I send the text to?" or at least "To who?" Saying "whom" in conversational speech just sounds forced and awkward.

[SATANIC SLUT]

That's more of a formal thing that forces you to sound official, I was talking about casual conversational speech.

that's not formal lmao. it's grammatically correct. u wouldn't say "to who it may concern" because that doesn't make sense

[sarahh]

Never

[Almondandlime]

it depends on who I'm speaking to and the level of formality required though of course. like I'd use "to whom it may concern" on a formal letter but obv no need for it in an informal one

whom*

[Jon Snow]

That's more of a formal thing that forces you to sound official, I was talking about casual conversational speech.

but yea I do that too. It sounds weird saying who in places where whom should be. It just comes out naturally you know? But I think it also depends on where you were raised as well.

[SchoolNote]

Not really.

[Jon Snow]

yeah I use it. maybe it's more common here in the UK though, like "whilst" which I believe is rare elsewhere but people here still use it all the time and not even people who are otherwise "grammatically correct" or try to be in their speech

 

it depends on who I'm speaking to and the level of formality required though of course. like I'd use "to whom it may concern" on a formal letter but obv no need for it in an informal one

I use the word whilst occasionally. But yea you would hardly hear anyone use it here in ny

[Almondandlime]

but yea I do that too. It sounds weird saying who in places where whom should be. It just comes out naturally you know? But I think it also depends on where you were raised as well.

For example, where I live, people would say "Who did you talk to?" the vast majority of the time, rather than the completely grammatically correct "With whom did you talk?"

[ArseneLupin]

maybe, but to whom would i say it though?

[ancor288]

I use like this, "Whom are you speaking about?" or "whom are you speaking of?"

[Miyeon]

no I do in essays tho

i usually use them instead of whom "four of them are sick"

or to who instead of to whom

[Jon Snow]

For example, where I live, people would say "Who did you talk to?" the vast majority of the time, rather than the completely grammatically correct "With whom did you talk?"

Same people where I live would do the same thing just me personally, I was raised to be grammatically correct when talking esp. to elders

[Regina]

When it's needed.