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  1. 31-Jan-2012, 05:03 #1
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    Is it correct to say:

    Love me for whom I am or Love me for who I am?
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    Love me for who I am.
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    Default Re: whom

    Love me for who I am = Love me for (the person) who I am.

    'Who' is the subject of the relative clause, not a prepositional object.
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