Your Worst Fears
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megaadam wrote:
I fear someone else
Someone coming along and banning Salma...
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Never. I will hunt them down and hurt them.
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Perhaps not entirely a new question in this forum, but might still be interesting... Whom do you fear most as a future omnipotent world ruler? Steve Ballmer Sergey Brin Tim Cook Larry Ellison Bill Gates Mark Zuckerberg I fear someone else Why should I fear anyone? Please: goto poll.[^] BTW, I think that it is proper English to use "Whom" and not "Who" here, despite the fact that "Who do you fear" yields more Google hits. Am I wrong? Thanks :beer:
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megaadam wrote:
I fear someone else
Someone coming along and banning Salma...
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett
Rubbish NEVER going to happen! more chance of DD being sober
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Perhaps not entirely a new question in this forum, but might still be interesting... Whom do you fear most as a future omnipotent world ruler? Steve Ballmer Sergey Brin Tim Cook Larry Ellison Bill Gates Mark Zuckerberg I fear someone else Why should I fear anyone? Please: goto poll.[^] BTW, I think that it is proper English to use "Whom" and not "Who" here, despite the fact that "Who do you fear" yields more Google hits. Am I wrong? Thanks :beer:
..................... Life is too shor
megaadam wrote:
BTW, I think that it is proper English to use "Whom" and not "Who" here, despite the fact that "Who do you fear" yields more Google hits. Am I wrong?
Lots of people have lots of different ideas about this. They're generally wrong. Witness the shocking levels of hyperbole, anger, and confusion on display here... http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/14761/what-is-the-correct-usage-of-whom[^] Really, the use of "whom" is near-as-makes-no-difference deprecated. The only time I use it - and I am considered a generally verbose speaker who should learn to stop talking so much - is in the ablative case; corresponding to the use of by, with, and from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ablative_case[^] So, Steve is the chap with whom I have a problem and am trying to intimidate with my needless use of advanced English. Sergey says he has orders to paint my monitor purple. "Orders from whom?" I ask him peremptorily. Blah blah. You get it... Generally, avoid unless you want to sound like a bit of a try-hard. In certain company though, it's a serious advantage to know your English so just trust your judgement...
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"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair. nils illegitimus carborundum me, me, me
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Fine. I'm not on that list, so my devious plan has not yet leaked out. But I read a book where the author came up with a similar plot. He already knows too much...
And from the clouds a mighty voice spoke:
"Smile and be happy, for it could come worse!"And I smiled and was happy
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Well, I thought of adding Chris Maunder to the list for joke, but it not seem all that hilarious.
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That's the problem with plans to take over the world: Those who talk know nothing, those who know don't talk :) If that's true, putting him on the list may have gotten you into deep trouble
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megaadam wrote:
BTW, I think that it is proper English to use "Whom" and not "Who" here, despite the fact that "Who do you fear" yields more Google hits. Am I wrong?
Lots of people have lots of different ideas about this. They're generally wrong. Witness the shocking levels of hyperbole, anger, and confusion on display here... http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/14761/what-is-the-correct-usage-of-whom[^] Really, the use of "whom" is near-as-makes-no-difference deprecated. The only time I use it - and I am considered a generally verbose speaker who should learn to stop talking so much - is in the ablative case; corresponding to the use of by, with, and from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ablative_case[^] So, Steve is the chap with whom I have a problem and am trying to intimidate with my needless use of advanced English. Sergey says he has orders to paint my monitor purple. "Orders from whom?" I ask him peremptorily. Blah blah. You get it... Generally, avoid unless you want to sound like a bit of a try-hard. In certain company though, it's a serious advantage to know your English so just trust your judgement...
Smokie, this is not 'Nam. This is bowling. There are rules. www.geticeberg.com http://melpadden.wordpress.com
Nominally, it's pretty simple. If you'd use 'him' instead of 'he', you should use 'whom' not 'who'. I.e. 'you gave it to whom?' or with the question ordering 'to whom did you give it?'. So yes, in the case of the OP here, whom is correct. But it is basically deprecated in modern English – and, perhaps surprisingly if you know what I think of language abuse and abusers – I'd like to see that formally noted. Cases are a pain and we can get by fine without that one.
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Nominally, it's pretty simple. If you'd use 'him' instead of 'he', you should use 'whom' not 'who'. I.e. 'you gave it to whom?' or with the question ordering 'to whom did you give it?'. So yes, in the case of the OP here, whom is correct. But it is basically deprecated in modern English – and, perhaps surprisingly if you know what I think of language abuse and abusers – I'd like to see that formally noted. Cases are a pain and we can get by fine without that one.
Whom is the objective(or accusitive), who is the subjective(or genitive). Thuslywise... To Whom are you writing? and Who are they?
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Nominally, it's pretty simple. If you'd use 'him' instead of 'he', you should use 'whom' not 'who'. I.e. 'you gave it to whom?' or with the question ordering 'to whom did you give it?'. So yes, in the case of the OP here, whom is correct. But it is basically deprecated in modern English – and, perhaps surprisingly if you know what I think of language abuse and abusers – I'd like to see that formally noted. Cases are a pain and we can get by fine without that one.