Colibri
December 5, 2001, 3:31pm
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Of course. There should have been a qualifier in my last post: “Who is the poster with the highest post count and the best count to quality ratio?” **
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Of course this is a matter of opinion, but if solid informational content is the criterion for “quality” then David B and tomndebb would surely be among the leaders.
Loopus
December 5, 2001, 5:02pm
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*Originally posted by Redukter *
**Ah! A nominative-case pronoun in the objective case! Here’s the right way to say it:
He is whom you saw.
But it still doesn’t sound right… Okay -
He’s the poster whom you saw.
How do we know who ‘he’ is? Add a noun, and call me in the morning. **
How about we get rid of the whole “who” problem altogether and just say:
He is the one you saw.
The best way to solve a problem is to just replace it with something easier.
-Loopus
Rmat
December 5, 2001, 7:28pm
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Better yet indeed. But I’d still like to know which is correct:
It is he you saw
--or--
It is him you saw
ALSO:
He is who you saw
–or—
He is whom you saw
I still say the first in each instance. Anyone actually know?
Loopus
December 5, 2001, 7:50pm
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*Originally posted by Rmat *
**But I’d still like to know which is correct:
It is he you saw
–or–
It is him you saw
ALSO:
He is who you saw
–or—
He is whom you saw
I still say the first in each instance. Anyone actually know? **
Okay, I think I figgered it out. From http://www.allwords.com (a source I’m just trusting on faith :)):
him (pron.)
the objective case of he, used as a direct or indirect object: Example: I’ll see him tomorrow. Give him the message.
So I think “It is him you saw” in the first case is correct.
So I think “He is who you saw” (the original sentence) is correct. It just looks funny.
I may be wrong, but I think I’m right. (The story of my life :))
It is [was] he whom you saw. Or He was the one you saw.