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*Whom* Endures: The Final Case Marker in Modern English
Episode 180
Published 1 week, 2 days ago
Description
This episode traces the journey of the pronoun *whom*, from its Old English roots through Middle and Early Modern English to its survival in formal writing today. We explore how printing, dictionaries, style guides, and everyday speech shaped its fate, revealing why one case marker outlived the rest of English’s inflectional system.
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