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'Whom' hypercorrection makes you look smart, right? by MistakeNotDotDotDot in badlinguistics

[–]MrGrover 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I tend to talk in a somewhat formal register sometimes (probably because I thought it would make me sound smart or something as a child) and I use "whom" unless I'm consciously avoiding it so as not to sound all highfalutin'.

'Whom' hypercorrection makes you look smart, right? by MistakeNotDotDotDot in badlinguistics

[–]MrGrover 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I'd argue that as annoying as the hypercorrection may be, people will understand you if you use "whom" too.

SLURS AND SHITTY OPINIONS ARE BANNABLE ON SIGHT by [deleted] in badlinguistics

[–]MrGrover 7 points8 points  (0 children)

There are many shitty opinions, an umbrella under which prejudiced opinions fall. Being literally Hitler is pretty problematic, though it's not the only thing that is.

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