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  • D Duncan Edwards Jones

    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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        • A Andy Lanng

          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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          • P PIEBALDconsult

            For thems what code.

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            Ravi Bhavnani
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            FTFY: For thems what codez. /ravi

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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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              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.

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              • R Ravi Bhavnani

                FTFY: For thems what codez. /ravi

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                Fer us wot sndz cdz URGNTZZZZZ!!!!!

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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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                  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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                  • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                    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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                    • 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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                      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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                      • A Andy Lanng

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

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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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                          • 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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                            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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                            • R Ravi Bhavnani

                              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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                                  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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                                  Ravi Bhavnani
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                                  Mladen Janković wrote:

                                  But for whom the bell tolls?

                                  Yes[^]. :) /ravi

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                                  • P PIEBALDconsult

                                    For thems what code.

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                                    Rage
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                                    Thanks for the laugh ! :cool:

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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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                                      Rage
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                                      Or spy vs. spie, in this case.

                                      Do not escape reality : improve reality !

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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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                                        Lost User
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                                        No, it should "who", as it has always been.

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                                        • A Andy Lanng

                                          Well, ofc I'm the later!

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                                          Leo56
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                                          You mean 'latter'? Pedantry rules OK... ;P

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