tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507167840242313545.post6991584426536011732..comments2023-10-15T03:20:42.697-04:00Comments on Blog of Author Michelle McLean: How To Use That, Which, Who and WhomMichelle McLeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08730366330276974943noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507167840242313545.post-21892159705018239442009-09-09T09:24:29.129-04:002009-09-09T09:24:29.129-04:00Great information here. Thanks!Great information here. Thanks!Michelle D. Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09696465137285587646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507167840242313545.post-91149754986980330052009-09-08T15:04:46.511-04:002009-09-08T15:04:46.511-04:00Thanks, Michelle!Thanks, Michelle!Laura Martonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17131901155051433491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507167840242313545.post-28464198181421373162009-09-08T15:02:52.879-04:002009-09-08T15:02:52.879-04:00Love the daydream. ;-)Love the daydream. ;-)Elana Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05877856005992028912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507167840242313545.post-82693183634117835912009-09-08T15:00:27.829-04:002009-09-08T15:00:27.829-04:00Thanks for the reminders. I really liked your book...Thanks for the reminders. I really liked your book example. ;)<br /><br />My two cents: I, too, would use "who", especially in a book with anothropomorphism.Dawn Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05667675689038435581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507167840242313545.post-12716707831440572112009-09-08T14:35:12.901-04:002009-09-08T14:35:12.901-04:00Thanks guys! Always happy to pass along good info ...Thanks guys! Always happy to pass along good info :)<br /><br />Bane - don't you just hate finding mistakes in published books?! I mean, I make more than my fair share of goofs (much more!) but I always assume that a published book that has gone through revisions and editors should be a little more polished than what I come up with myself. I guess when you are a successful writer, you can get away with anything :D Really, my dream is to become a NYT bestseller just so I can start tossing in adverbs wherever I please! :D<br /><br />Hi Laura! I'd use "who" for an animal. I don't know if that is "technically" correct :) but it is in my book ;-D<br /><br />Teri - I hate who and whom...HATE them :D I'll go out of my to reword a sentence just to avoid using them sometimes :D As for diagramming sentences....I don't think I've done that since the 8th grade (and I have a masters in English!) I did used to enjoy doing it, though, but I am shamefully out of practice :D<br /><br />And Suzanne - LOL so glad to help. Seriously, that is why I wrote this post. I had to look up the rule the other day and thought I'd pass along the info :DMichelle McLeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08730366330276974943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507167840242313545.post-8460422851837189832009-09-08T14:20:26.507-04:002009-09-08T14:20:26.507-04:00I can't TELL you how important this post is!!!...I can't TELL you how important this post is!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br /><br />I can NEVER figure that out. EVER and you just nailed it for me. OMG Michelle. Thanks SOOOOO much! I am bookmarking this.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09556206184198452490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507167840242313545.post-62245015451313671082009-09-08T14:12:48.278-04:002009-09-08T14:12:48.278-04:00Thanks for the refresher! I swear I missed all my...Thanks for the refresher! I swear I missed all my 8th grade grammar classes. I didn't learn how to parse or diagram a sentence until Advanced Linguistics in college. Who and Whom always give me grief!Terihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14230095866994143495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507167840242313545.post-10504632333760080932009-09-08T13:41:33.221-04:002009-09-08T13:41:33.221-04:00Hi, Michelle! I appreciate the grammar lesson. Usu...Hi, Michelle! I appreciate the grammar lesson. Usually, I'm pretty comfortable with the proper usage of who, whom, that, and which, but where I get hazy is when a phrase involves an animal. In my opinion, the "human" rule applies to animals, too - especially when the gender is apparent. But, when I follow this policy in Microsoft Word, the grammar program sometimes has a conniption.<br /><br />For instance, here's a sentence from my WIP that confuses me a little:<br /><br />"Devi watched Charlie, who was now pacing around the sewing room, sniffing the baskets, spools, and needles in his path, all of which he’d explored many times before." <br /><br />Since it's about a dog named Charlie, not a human, do you think it's appropriate to use "who" here? Thanks for your input!Laura Martonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17131901155051433491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507167840242313545.post-12972066233352127802009-09-08T12:05:24.701-04:002009-09-08T12:05:24.701-04:00Many books I've read use 'which' frequ...Many books I've read use 'which' frequently in place of 'that.' Very frustrating. I'm not a grammar Nazi, but I'm close. Not sure which annoys me more: the that/which issue or the misuse/misunderstanding of the conditional/subjunctive.Joshua McCunehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17367262185912463258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507167840242313545.post-68343021698442095772009-09-08T11:14:41.600-04:002009-09-08T11:14:41.600-04:00That helps. Thanx.That helps. Thanx.Tanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10518718614911804428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507167840242313545.post-62068557057364125422009-09-08T10:21:41.374-04:002009-09-08T10:21:41.374-04:00Thanks for the reminder and the daydream, Michelle...Thanks for the reminder and the daydream, Michelle! Have a great day!Kristen Torres-Torohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15903038121623389560noreply@blogger.com