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Here is a list of the dealers whom you may use when ordering various kinds of supplies and equipment.
Why is the speaker saying 'whom' instead of 'which' or 'that'? I think it should be 'which' or 'that' because 'a list of the dealers' is a thing, not people. This message has been edited. Last edited by: jey, |
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Member Posts: 555
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I think using "whom" is OK here as it refers to dealers not to list .
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Member Posts: 11692
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This is really an interesting question, Jey.
 On one hand, I definitely see your point, that what's being modified is a list. In that case, using which/that is correct, of course. On the other hand, I see that the speaker/writer has opted to modify dealers, and in that case, who(m) works as well as that. So I see both ways of looking at this as possible. |
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Thank you both.
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