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Whom v Who.

This is hilarious! I love Rowan Atkinson, especially as Mr Bean.

[uploaded to YouTube by fammka, who says ‘I am not the author of this film. The sketch comes from “Not The Nine o’Clock News” show and stars Rowan Atkinson.’]

And an interesting article announcing the impending death of whom – since no-one wants to sound like a pompous twerp. For Whom the Bell Tolls The inexorable decline of America’s least favorite pronoun.

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18 thoughts on “Whom v Who.”

  6. Hilarious. I don’t think I’ve ever seen him in a skit where he played the ‘straight’ man. On the other hand, he can make me laugh with just his facial expressions.

    … and I already know my grammar is awful 🙂

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  8. I WILL NOT allow ‘whom’ to die, not in my usage.
    There are times when it alone is correct; and those are the times when I shall continue to USE IT !!!!
    (P.S. Yes, I know I’m old and boring; but I love our language, and not necessarily the way it is being lowered to some sort of LCD.)

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  9. It’s genius, this sketch! Thank you for taking me back to my teens. ‘Not the 9 o’clock News’ was THE program to watch then. None of our parents quite ‘got it’ which only goes to show how humour changes through the generations.

    Lisa x

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  11. I love being so thick-witted sometimes. Despite being told in advance the “whom” topic, I was STILL surprised at the video’s ending, and loved it! Thank you for sharing this! I laughed really hard.

    I have learned I’m a pompous buffoon,
    Because I still often use “whom”,
    But at least I’m no stick,
    I’ve a flexible wit:
    “oon/oom” rhyme mismatch? Picayune. 🙂

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