tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36274513.post1201000600487912433..comments2024-03-17T00:59:07.795-07:00Comments on The Red Electric: Revisiting Strunk and WhiteRick Seiferthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11249323390100558270noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36274513.post-64172982828909571432007-12-04T14:03:00.000-08:002007-12-04T14:03:00.000-08:00I'm pretty sure that your construction demands a s...I'm pretty sure that your construction demands a subjective relative pronoun, since the implied verb is a form of "to be": <BR/><BR/>"Who is better..." or "Who would be better... ." <BR/><BR/>That's probably why it sounds awkward (although the grammatically correct "It is I" sounds kind of pedantic, and awkward, too.)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14429581649480729913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36274513.post-44405258084168166012007-12-03T15:49:00.000-08:002007-12-03T15:49:00.000-08:00Well, Terry, I'm not so sure about your questionin...Well, Terry, I'm not so sure about your questioning of "whom." Those are the folks I want to share my revulsion with (or with whom I want to share my revulsion), so it seems to me they should be the objective case.<BR/><BR/>I confess, when I first wrote this, I paused over the "who/whom" conundrum, as Strunk and White would have me do, and came to the conclusion that "whom" was the way to go.<BR/><BR/>Thoughts?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36274513.post-72125308841095991852007-12-03T15:18:00.000-08:002007-12-03T15:18:00.000-08:00Delightful post.But... "Whom better... ?Delightful post.<BR/><BR/>But... "Whom better... ?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14429581649480729913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36274513.post-65279585194395613252007-12-02T08:16:00.000-08:002007-12-02T08:16:00.000-08:00The first edition version of The Elements of Style...The first edition version of The Elements of Style is available at: <BR/>http://www.bartleby.com/141/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36274513.post-66732474161732183102007-12-02T00:26:00.000-08:002007-12-02T00:26:00.000-08:00Have you seen the illustrated version? A beautifu...Have you seen the illustrated version? A beautiful book.Jack Boghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00450995844420265187noreply@blogger.com