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Answer: When is it appropriate to use "I" vs. "Me"?

mendax wrote in fandom_grammar Sep 01, 2008 08:03

rkaine asks, “When is it appropriate to use ‘I’ vs. ‘me’?”

(with examples from The Sentinel, Firefly, and Saiyuki and general guidance from The Gregg Reference Manual and Garner’s Modern American Usage)

( Because )

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Answer: When is it appropriate to use "that" vs. "who"?

skroberts wrote in fandom_grammar Aug 03, 2008 19:33

...with examples from Stargate Atlantis, Stargate SG-1, Bones, NCIS, Psych, Burn Notice, Due South, Supernatural, and Shakespeare...

t_verano and tejas ask: When is it appropriate to use "that" vs. "who"? Does this change when referring to animals rather than people?

( THAT vs. WHO )

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Answer: When should you use “who” versus “whom”?

superhero_specs wrote in fandom_grammar Nov 19, 2007 15:22

In the Stargate SG-1 Season 4 episode “2010,” Jack O’Neill has the following exchange with Sam’s husband, Joe:

Jack: Did you get it?
Joe: Yes.
Sam: Thank you.
Joe: What are you gonna do with it?
Jack: Send a message.
Joe: To who?
Jack: To whom.

( Is Jack right? Should Joe have used 'whom'? If so, why? )

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