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    Andy Lanng
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    Ok. So I look up the site daily on my phone. I'm not happy that the tag line is "for those who code". It should be whome, right? Just me? Maybe >_<

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      Ok. So I look up the site daily on my phone. I'm not happy that the tag line is "for those who code". It should be whome, right? Just me? Maybe >_<

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      Ravi Bhavnani
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      Andy Lanng wrote:

      It should be whome, right?

      No, because "whome" is not a word. :-D /ravi

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        Ok. So I look up the site daily on my phone. I'm not happy that the tag line is "for those who code". It should be whome, right? Just me? Maybe >_<

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        Duncan Edwards Jones
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        It is correct. Whome is not a word. Whom is, but is only used in restricted circumstances - either when the he/him rule applies, or when you are doing a Homer Simpson impression to attempt to sneak into a fancy strip club.

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          Ok. So I look up the site daily on my phone. I'm not happy that the tag line is "for those who code". It should be whome, right? Just me? Maybe >_<

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          PIEBALDconsult
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          For thems what code.

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            Andy Lanng wrote:

            It should be whome, right?

            No, because "whome" is not a word. :-D /ravi

            My new year resolution: 2048 x 1536 Home | Articles | My .NET bits | Freeware ravib(at)ravib(dot)com

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            Andy Lanng
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            My education is older that I am Ok then; whome = whom I guess I should've guessed that replies to my pedantic message would be pedantic

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              It is correct. Whome is not a word. Whom is, but is only used in restricted circumstances - either when the he/him rule applies, or when you are doing a Homer Simpson impression to attempt to sneak into a fancy strip club.

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              Andy Lanng
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              Well, ofc I'm the later!

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                For thems what code.

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                Andy Lanng
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                Can I 5* this

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                • A Andy Lanng

                  Ok. So I look up the site daily on my phone. I'm not happy that the tag line is "for those who code". It should be whome, right? Just me? Maybe >_<

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                  Munchies_Matt
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                  Nah, doesnt sit right with me. "For those whom code"? Sounds like shit man.

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                    My education is older that I am Ok then; whome = whom I guess I should've guessed that replies to my pedantic message would be pedantic

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                    Ravi Bhavnani
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                    Andy Lanng wrote:

                    I guess I should've guessed that replies to my pedantic message would be pedantic

                    Sorry, couldn't resist. :) As others have remarked, I think "For those who code" is correct. If the slogan was written for consumers of code (e.g. end users), then the phrase "For whom the code is written" would be preferred over "For who the code is written". /ravi

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                      Ok. So I look up the site daily on my phone. I'm not happy that the tag line is "for those who code". It should be whome, right? Just me? Maybe >_<

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                      Foothill
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                      Because "For those who spend entirely too many hours squinting at computer screens while doing back-flips to meet untenable demands" was too long.

                      if (Object.DividedByZero == true) { Universe.Implode(); } Meus ratio ex fortis machina. Simplicitatis de formae ac munus. -Foothill, 2016

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                        For thems what code.

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                        Ravi Bhavnani
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                        FTFY: For thems what codez. /ravi

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                          FTFY: For thems what codez. /ravi

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                          Fer us wot sndz cdz URGNTZZZZZ!!!!!

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                            Ok. So I look up the site daily on my phone. I'm not happy that the tag line is "for those who code". It should be whome, right? Just me? Maybe >_<

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                            Pete OHanlon
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                            As the sentence indicates that this relates to the subject of the verb, "for those who code" is correct. Try rearranging this to "they code" which sounds about right, as opposed to "them codes" which is what the implied plural form would suggest would be the replacement sentence, and just sounds plain wrong.

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                              Fer us wot sndz cdz URGNTZZZZZ!!!!!

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                              Andy Lanng
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                              Does anyone else see this parody as far too close to truth for many of the QA posts?

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                                Ok. So I look up the site daily on my phone. I'm not happy that the tag line is "for those who code". It should be whome, right? Just me? Maybe >_<

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                                Don Burton
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                                Who - should be used to refer to the subject of a sentence. Whom - should be used to refer to the object of a verb or preposition.

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                                  Does anyone else see this parody as far too close to truth for many of the QA posts?

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                                  OriginalGriff
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                                  Parody? It's probably a quote... :sigh:

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                                  • A Andy Lanng

                                    Ok. So I look up the site daily on my phone. I'm not happy that the tag line is "for those who code". It should be whome, right? Just me? Maybe >_<

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                                    Shuqian Ying
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                                    who code whom -- in a causal world whom code who -- in a acausal world :)

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                                      Ok. So I look up the site daily on my phone. I'm not happy that the tag line is "for those who code". It should be whome, right? Just me? Maybe >_<

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                                      Mladen Jankovic
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                                      Andy Lanng wrote:

                                      for those who code

                                      But [for whom the bell tolls](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bg92QpjRcJk&feature=youtu.be&t=4s)?

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                                        Andy Lanng wrote:

                                        It should be whome, right?

                                        No, because "whome" is not a word. :-D /ravi

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                                        CodeWraith
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                                        Ravi Bhavnani wrote:

                                        No, because "whome" is not a word. :-D

                                        Maybe we are just ignorant and it's a word tht we don't know the meaning of. Yet. :-) Perhaps it's something to eat. Pass me the whomes, please.

                                        I am endeavoring, ma'am, to construct a mnemonic memory circuit using stone knives and bearskins.

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                                          Ravi Bhavnani wrote:

                                          No, because "whome" is not a word. :-D

                                          Maybe we are just ignorant and it's a word tht we don't know the meaning of. Yet. :-) Perhaps it's something to eat. Pass me the whomes, please.

                                          I am endeavoring, ma'am, to construct a mnemonic memory circuit using stone knives and bearskins.

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                                          Ravi Bhavnani
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                                          Sorry, whome are you referring to? /ravi

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