Who/Whom?

The One-Minute Journalist 2 -- Who/Whom?

Raja, with _______ (who/whom) I discussed the matter this morning, said it was a good idea to serve coffee to the people attending the meeting.

Who? whom? er... both sound ok. who whom, who whom ...

Your eighth-standard teacher told you:
he, she, it, they - use who.
him, her, them, us - use whom.
We all forgot that rule the minute we walked out of the examination hall.

Don't worry.

Just remember, whom ends in an m. mmmm. Him ends in an m, mmmm.

When in doubt, break up the sentence.

Raja with ______(who/whom) I discussed ... I discussed the matter with Raja.
I discussed it with him.
You wouldn't say I discussed it with he. You would say I discussed it with him. mmmm. So, whom. Raja, with WHOM I discussed the matter ...

What happens when it's a woman? Same story.You'd say I discussed it with her. Not I discussed it with she. her/him. mmmm. whom

Cheers,
G. Krishnan