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Old 05-Jul-2009, 16:58
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" This is the girl whom i met last night"

is the usage of ( whom ) in the above sentence is correct..?

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Yes, It's correct!
Now try to distinguish between subject and object of a sentence. If you (yourself or someone is an object) you can use 'whom' after it...

Let's say.
To whom do you (subject) wish to speak?

I (subject) want to speak with a man (object) whom I met yesterday.
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Neverrrrr. That word makes me sound so uptight and formal.
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i use it just for writing scientific papers and my thesis ..
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after a preposition
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