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Whoever wrote whomever?

To whoever wrote the copy for this ad: Why? Why “whomever”?

Technically, it should have been “whoever.” I know: it’s complicated. But fear not; Glosso explains it all in its post from 2012: “Whomever Horton Hears in Whoville.”

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This entry was posted in Glosso's gaffes, Grammar, Nit-picking and tagged BackMarket, Backmarket ad, whomever or whoever on November 14, 2020 by Louise.

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