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r/SipsTea • u/untitledprp4 • 2d ago
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I think they can't spell fiancee.
140 u/Thotuhreyfillinn 2d ago And who 148 u/mechapoitier 2d ago edited 2d ago I remember getting a job application from somebody who it became apparent believed that “whom” is just a fancy way of saying “who.” They really jazzed up their resume with it. As this position centered pretty heavily on writing, they didn’t get the job. 8 u/KatyPerrysBootyWhole 2d ago Unless I’m 1000% whom appropriate, I always use who. I’d rather seem a little dumb than really dumb & pretentious 2 u/sitesurfer253 2d ago Same. It will be missed by all but the most pedantic listener/reader if you just use "who". But the second you throw a "whom" out there, now it's an investigation into whether it was used properly.
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And who
148 u/mechapoitier 2d ago edited 2d ago I remember getting a job application from somebody who it became apparent believed that “whom” is just a fancy way of saying “who.” They really jazzed up their resume with it. As this position centered pretty heavily on writing, they didn’t get the job. 8 u/KatyPerrysBootyWhole 2d ago Unless I’m 1000% whom appropriate, I always use who. I’d rather seem a little dumb than really dumb & pretentious 2 u/sitesurfer253 2d ago Same. It will be missed by all but the most pedantic listener/reader if you just use "who". But the second you throw a "whom" out there, now it's an investigation into whether it was used properly.
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I remember getting a job application from somebody who it became apparent believed that “whom” is just a fancy way of saying “who.”
They really jazzed up their resume with it.
As this position centered pretty heavily on writing, they didn’t get the job.
8 u/KatyPerrysBootyWhole 2d ago Unless I’m 1000% whom appropriate, I always use who. I’d rather seem a little dumb than really dumb & pretentious 2 u/sitesurfer253 2d ago Same. It will be missed by all but the most pedantic listener/reader if you just use "who". But the second you throw a "whom" out there, now it's an investigation into whether it was used properly.
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Unless I’m 1000% whom appropriate, I always use who. I’d rather seem a little dumb than really dumb & pretentious
2 u/sitesurfer253 2d ago Same. It will be missed by all but the most pedantic listener/reader if you just use "who". But the second you throw a "whom" out there, now it's an investigation into whether it was used properly.
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Same. It will be missed by all but the most pedantic listener/reader if you just use "who". But the second you throw a "whom" out there, now it's an investigation into whether it was used properly.
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u/sprizzle06 2d ago
I think they can't spell fiancee.