[Ads-l] egregious nominative "whom"

[Mark Mandel]

Groaaaaan

On Mon, Aug 20, 2018, 10:24 AM W Brewer <brewerwa at gmail.com> wrote:

> Abbot goes to college:
> C:  Who's on first base?
> A:  Whom.
> C:  Whom's on first?
> A:  Yes.
> C:  Whom?
> A:  That's right.
> C:  What about second base?
> A:  What.
> C:  Whom's on second?
> A:  Whom's on first.
> C:  I don't know whom's on first!
> A:  Oh, he's third base.
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