This evening I had an epiphany of sorts I suppose. It was one in the morning and I was cleaning of my bed. I've become a teenager, in the horrid, disorganized, chaotic, tiny bits of clay and string on the floor teenager way. I couldn't actually see the mattress part of my bed, or anything warm and cozy at all. All I could see were piles of books and clothing and lots and lots and lots of paper. That's not my epiphany though.
I was talking to myself, like I usually do when I'm up in the middle of the night cleaning. And I said "whom." Then I thought to myself, 'should I have said "who" instead?' Then, it dawned on me.
Whom = one person of vague or unknown identity.
Who = Many people of vague or unknown identity.
I'm sure it makes a whole lot more sense in my head, and I'm glad I got it all straightened out. It seemed very important back in... October or November when we were learning it in English and then the overhead broke so everyone started getting very angry and pushy and loud and, it all seemed very important that we know this, and I don't think many of us actually got it, and yet... I managed to make it through English without really knowing it.
I was talking to myself, like I usually do when I'm up in the middle of the night cleaning. And I said "whom." Then I thought to myself, 'should I have said "who" instead?' Then, it dawned on me.
Whom = one person of vague or unknown identity.
Who = Many people of vague or unknown identity.
I'm sure it makes a whole lot more sense in my head, and I'm glad I got it all straightened out. It seemed very important back in... October or November when we were learning it in English and then the overhead broke so everyone started getting very angry and pushy and loud and, it all seemed very important that we know this, and I don't think many of us actually got it, and yet... I managed to make it through English without really knowing it.
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