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Which is better?
A) Who shall I say is calling?
B) Whom shall I say is calling.
I vote for B).
A) Who shall I say is calling?
B) Whom shall I say is calling.
I vote for B).
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Re: Who / Whom?
Fri, July 31, 2009 - 2:52 PMIt is simply a matter of parsing the sentence to determine the role of the pronoun. If it is a subject, then use "who." If it is an object, use "whom."
x is calling - x acts as a subject
I shall say he is calling. - vs - I shall say him is calling.
Therefore, "who" is correct.
Similar examples:
I said that HE threw the papers in the trash.
John said that SHE is calling him names.
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Re: Who / Whom?
Fri, July 31, 2009 - 3:02 PMHeather reigns yet again as the queen of Lexical Elitists! :-)
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Re: Who / Whom?
Sun, December 6, 2009 - 8:46 PMAnd, by the same rule conversely, John said her name-calling upset him. -
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Re: Who / Whom?
Sun, December 13, 2009 - 4:23 PM"Me and her went to town." WRONG. She went to town to see a chick flick; I stayed home and drank beer. -
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Re: Who / Whom?
Yesterday, 1:51 PMWRONG AGAIN. She went to town to meet her boyfriend. I stayed home and played with her toys. ;-)
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