Saruman The Grammarly Correct

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Saruman: So, I'll ask again, whom do you serve? Uruk: Sarumam

Just born and already behaving like a smartass

*Grammatically ☝️🤓

someguy3@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 260d (1 reply)

I love this college humor bit https://youtu.be/N4vf8N6GpdM

They should show that video in grammar school

froufox@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 15 pts · 259d (3 replies)

okay, but what should i use if i serve her?.. 👉👈

edgemaster72@lemmy.world · 20 pts · 259d (1 reply)

Whoman

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Whom'st'v'dya serve?

Zachariah@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 260d (5 replies)

But also, if the rule just doesn’t stick in your head, then:

just always use “who”

People are much more forgiving of using “who” for “whom” than the other way around.

Enekk@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 260d (4 replies)

It's an indication that the distinction is quickly dying. If native speakers struggle with it, soon enough there may only be 'who'.

The_v@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 260d (1 reply)

Grammar is the attempt to enforce random arbitrary rules on a continuously evolving language.

Grammar can either be descriptive or prescriptive.

Jimbabwe@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 260d (1 reply)

I think you meant indication, not induction. Ah, English.

Enekk@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 259d

Yes, but actually thank autocorrect.

J92@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 259d

"He is none of your business."

chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com · -1 pts · 259d (3 replies)

The English language is not rules based though, if it sounds wrong it's wrong. Whom is no longer a real word.

That depends on whom you ask.

underisk@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 259d

i ask he or she the question.

it's still a real word, because "to who it may concern" sounds wrong while "to whom it may concern" is funny when written on the side of a bomb