Pain in the English
Pain in the English

Unpacking English, Bit by Bit

A community for questioning, nitpicking, and debating the quirks and rules of the English language.

Pain in the English
Pain in the English

Unpacking English, Bit by Bit

A community for questioning, nitpicking, and debating the quirks and rules of the English language.

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Brus

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September 4, 2011

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What happened to who, whom and whose?

  • September 11, 2011, 4:12am

Good point - the Americans are better than the English at getting this bit right. But they don't seem to like using any of the wh- words at all and use "that" in its place.

Eg "People that saw what happened ..."

and we must resist!