that vs who

Apr 09, 2006 01:07

I see this all the time and it's getting really annoying.

"Who" and "that" are both indicative pronouns. "Who" is used for people, and "that" is not.

STOP USING "THAT" WHEN YOU'RE DESCRIBING A PERSON. *stabbity*

And speaking of "who"...

"Whose" = possessive pronoun

"Who's" = contraction of "who is"

THEY ARE NOT INTERCHANGABLE.

"It's/its" is not the only case where the possessive pronoun doesn't have the apostrophe. Though so many people get that wrong, too... *grumblegrumble*

Alas for the rules of grammar, so often horribly abused...

grammar, rants

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