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Whom vs Whim - What's the difference?

whom | whim |

As a pronoun whom

is what person or people; which person or people, as the object of a verb.

As a noun whim is

a fanciful impulse, or whimsical idea.

whom

English

(wikipedia whom)

Alternative forms

* whome (obsolete)

Pronoun

(en-pron)
  • What person or people; which person or people, as the object of a verb.
  • *
  • What person or people; which person or people, as the object of a preposition.
  • *
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  • * {{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Ben Travers), title=(A Cuckoo in the Nest)
    • , chapter=1 citation , passage=He read the letter aloud. Sophia listened with the studied air of one for whom , even in these days, a title possessed some surreptitious allurement.}}
  • *
  • Him; her; them (used as a relative pronoun to refer to a previously mentioned person or people.)
  • *{{quote-book, year=1935, author= George Goodchild
    • , title=Death on the Centre Court, chapter=1 , passage=“Anthea hasn't a notion in her head but to vamp a lot of silly mugwumps. She's set her heart on that tennis bloke
  • *

    • Usage notes

    (Usage examples) Subject (always who ): : Who ate my sandwich? : There is the thief who ate my sandwich. :: i.e. The thief ate my sandwich. Direct object: : Who(m) did you see? : I saw an old friend who(m) I had not seen for years. :: i.e. I saw an old friend . Indirect object: : Who(m) are you giving your apple to? : She is the angel who(m) I'm giving my apple to. :: or : To whom are you giving your apple?'' (fronted prepositional phrase, almost always ''whom ) : She is the angel to whom I'm giving my apple. :: i.e. I'm giving my apple to her .

    Derived terms

    * to whom it may concern * to whom this may concern * whomever * whom're

    Statistics

    * English interrogative pronouns English relative pronouns

    whim

    English

    (wikipedia whim)

    Etymology 1

    Apocopal derivation of "whim-wham."

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A fanciful impulse, or whimsical idea
  • * Churchill
    • Let every man enjoy his whim .
  • (mining) A large capstan or vertical drum turned by horse power or steam power, for raising ore or water, etc., from mines, or for other purposes
    • Synonyms
    * (fancy) lark, especially in phrase on a whim
    Derived terms
    * on a whim * whim gin * whim shaft * whimsical

    External links

    * Picture of a horse-powered whim used to wind the cables on to work the mine between the depth of 50 feet to 500 feet - photo taken at Gympie, Queensland, Australia

    Etymology 2

    Compare whimbrel.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A bird, the European widgeon.