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Who vs. Whom

For some reason, even though I've always been an English buff, who and whom have always made me wonder. When using who...or whom...I have to stop and think. And then I remember, "Oh yeah! I don't know when to use which." When ever it was explained to me, I just didn't get it. Maybe it was a preconceived notion that I didn't get it, so I didn't get it. Or maybe it was always poorly explained.

According to wikiHow, "They are both pronouns but who is used as the subject of a sentence or phrase and whom is used as the object of a verb." K, got it? Me neither.

Further investigation lead me to the simplest answer yet. Check it out at: http://www.betterwritingskills.com/tip-w023.html

Put simply, you can rephrase the sentence to use either him or he. If it would require a "he" it's who. If it fits best with "him", use whom. ( The M's go together, get it? Him, whom.)

Apparently, people just simply don't use whom any more because it's too confusing to figure it out. But, by George, I think I've got it!