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[Nightmare85]

Hello,
Is it okay to ask:
To whom was it addressed?
Or is it maybe better to ask:
Whom was it addressed to?
(A guy said something and you don't know whom he meant.)

I know that:
Whom are you talking to. :up:
is better than:
To whom are you talking. :-|

Same as:
Whom are you talking about. :up:
rather than:
About whom are you talking. :-|

Cheers!

 

[bhaisahab]

Hello,
Is it okay to ask:
To whom was it addressed?
Or is it maybe better to ask:
Whom was it addressed to?
(A guy said something and you don't know whom he meant.)

I know that:
Whom are you talking to. :up:
is better than:
To whom are you talking. :-|

Same as:
Whom are you talking about. :up:
rather than:
About whom are you talking. :-|

Cheers!

I would say them like this:
To whom was it addressed?
or:
Who was it addressed to?

Who are you talking to?
or:
To whom are you talking?

Who are you talking about?
or:
About whom are you talking?

 

[Nightmare85]

Thanks.

Interesting.
Would you also say:
Who did you see? (you saw someone.)
Who saw you? (someone saw you.)
There is a clear difference between these two sentence.
So maybe there is no need to ask:
Whom did you see?

But bhaisahab, this doesn't mean that my three sentences (from post #1) would be wrong if I used whom instead of who, does it?
It's just an option, isn't it?

Cheers!

 

[Raymott]

Thanks.

Interesting.
Would you also say:
Who did you see? (you saw someone.)
Who saw you? (someone saw you.)
There is a clear difference between these two sentence.
So maybe there is no need to ask:
Whom did you see?

But bhaisahab, this doesn't mean that my three sentences (from post #1) would be wrong if I used whom instead of who, does it?
It's just an option, isn't it?

Cheers!

I agree with bhai. The grammar of "whom" is changing.
It is still common to use "whom" after a preposition.
"To whom are you talking?"
But it's rare these days to use "whom" as the first word of a question - even though it's right in traditional grammar.
* "Whom are you talking to?" Becoming obsolete.
"Who are you talking to?" Correct, by usage.