So I'm walking through Macy's, trying to wade through their three google pairs of jeans hoping to find just one that fits comfortably and doesn't make me look like I'm wearing tights. Then a saleswoman comes by. Our eyes meet and she whispers "hi." Immediately I think why, O why are you whispering, kind saleslady? Everyone else is talking in their normal voice, the kid next to us is yelling his soul out, there's crappy Christmas music blaring through the obsolete, lo-fi speakers, and here you are whispering your harmless salutation. So naturally, I do what any insane jerk would do, I whisper back.
"Hellooo..."
I look around suspiciously for a moment, then lean in.
"Why are we whispering...?" I ask quietly.
"Can our regular voice be heard by . . . 'them'?"
She pauses for a second and a quizzical look appears on her face.
"By who?" she asks.
"Whom," I say confidently. "By whom."I'm a nice guy.
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So...Did she get it or just continue to stare at you blankly? I am going with the latter.
She sold me 3 pairs of Levi's. :)
I think it's actually "who," because "who" is a subject there, not an object.
nah it's whom. it is acting as an indirect object there.
a good way to figure out whether you should use "who" or "whom" is to substitute "she" for "who," and "her" for "whom," and see which sounds the better.
Can't say I've experienced this phenomenon. Perhaps they just think you're unstable and/or retarded?
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