Poll: You ____ use the relative pronoun 'who' to refer to a company.

You ____ use the relative pronoun 'who' to refer to a company.

can
cannot

Votes: 341
Comments: 4
Added: November 2007

Comments:

Adolph Pang - 19th November 2007 11:47
A company may refer to a group of people. Therefore, 'who' can be used to refer to a company.
 
Vidableek - 27th September 2008 17:27
Well, when you say who, it seems like you're talking about people specifically. A company is made of a people, but it's sort of like a thing by itself. I think it's fine to say "who", but I've used both ways
 
Ruvelyn Ta-aca - 16th September 2010 01:06
I think the relative pronoun 'who' is applicable.Try to look this sentence: The NDDU company is the one who propose these things..please check this out.
 
Duncan Connor - 4th January 2012 18:01
A company is a single entity by itself, and therefore should be referred to as an "it." If you can't call something him or her, it's an it.
The previous commenter's sentence was sloppy beyond measure. "It is the NDDU company that proposed these things."
If you are talking about a legal business entity (rather than a company of people) use "it."
 
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