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Old 21-Jul-2006, 10:25
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Default Re: Who or Whom

Though the first is, as Myke says, objective case, many use 'who', though purists prefer 'whom', which would be more acceptable in formal usage. However, as they say, the second is subject in case, so 'whom' is not a possibility.
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