I fielded a question recently about one of my favorite subjects: “whomever.” Here’s the email: “Normally I have no difficulty with who/whom. I do when it comes to a sentence like ‘Give it to ...

Whom should we trust when it comes to a confusing question of English usage? Why, our Contributor Faith Salie, that's who! "Whom" is an endangered species. Just ask Katy Perry and John Mayer ("Who You ...

Today I want to tackle another tricky grammar bugaboo. It’s one of those confusing quandaries I simply avoid using because I don’t want to sound dumb. I’m talking about “who” and “whom.” Every time ...

The rules of grammar can seem complicated and rigid, but they will help you keep your writing clear and tell a story effectively. When the language is muddled, readers may get confused and have ...

Back in the spring of 2022, professor of linguistics David Pesetsky was talking to an undergraduate class about relative clauses, which add information to sentences. For instance: “The senator, with ...

“Who” and “whom” are relative pronouns, and the trick for choosing the right one is to switch the clause around so that you can substitute a personal pronoun. Personal pronouns have a property called ...