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Originally Posted by jorgelito
Who, whom, who's, whose are also frequently used incorrectly.
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This is a bit more confusing than "who" and "that." I can understand how some can get these mixed up. But there is an easy way to remember the difference.
1) To whom am I speaking?
2) Who's speaking?
3) Whose phone is it?
i) You are speaking to him.
ii) He is speaking.
iii) It's his phone.
Notes: If you recast (i.e. answer) the sentence and the form ends up being "him" or "her," then the proper word is
whom. If the form ends up "he" or "she," then the proper word is
who. (Or "them" and "they" respectively.)
"Whose" is used in possessive cases. (i.e. "To whom does it belong?" NOT "Who does it belong to?")—"Whose is it?"