Whose vs Whoso - What's the difference?
whose | whoso |
Of whom, belonging to whom; (used as an interrogative pronoun).
Of whom, belonging to whom; (used as a relative pronoun).
* {{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Ben Travers)
, chapter=5, title= Of which, belonging to which; (used as a relative pronoun).
(archaic) whosoever, whatever person
* 1866 , , Aholibah , lines 148-150
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* in "Strength to Love" 1977
* Whoso would be a man would be a nonconformist.
As pronouns the difference between whose and whoso
is that whose is of whom, belonging to whom; used as an interrogative pronoun while whoso is whosoever, whatever person.whose
English
Pronoun
(English Pronouns)- (=This man's dog caused the accident.)
A Cuckoo in the Nest, passage=The most rapid and most seductive transition in all human nature is that which attends the palliation of a ravenous appetite.
- (=The roofs are falling off several houses we saw.)
whoso
English
Pronoun
(English Pronouns)- And whoso findeth by the sea
- Blown dust of bones will hardly say
- If this were that Aholibah.
- Whoso raises his hand against you must answer to my sword
- And whoso kisseth those apples high, Who kisseth once is a king, Who kisseth twice shall never die, Who kisseth thrice--oh, were it I.
