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Who is who or who is whom?

Who is who or who is whom?

When in doubt, try this simple trick: If you can replace the word with “he”’ or “’she,” use who. If you can replace it with “him” or “her,” use whom. Who should be used to refer to the subject of a sentence. Whom should be used to refer to the object of a verb or preposition.

What type of noun is gentleman?

A man of breeding or higher class. A polite term referring to a man.

Who who Meaning?

Definition of who’s who 1 : a compilation of brief biographical sketches of prominent persons in a particular field a who’s who of sports figures. 2 : the leaders of a group : elite.

Who do you love grammatically correct?

1) Who do you love? (Answer: I love him, her or them–all objects.) Therefore, the correct usage would be whom. Bo Diddly would have sounded stuffy if he sang, Whom Do You Love.

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What is the difference between a gentleman and a gentleman’s gentleman?

Gentlemen is the plural, gentleman is the singular. I don’t know why you put a capital in the middle of sentence for a non-proper noun, but that is not correct. A gentleman’s gentleman is a way of referring to a butler or manservant, perhaps one dealing with the laying out of clothes for the master or employer.

What does the phrase the Time Gentlemen Please mean?

The Time, gentlemen, please phrase refers to a Public House’s closing time when Happy Hour was well and truly stopped and the Publican called it a day according to whatever Public Law governed the opening hours. The gentleman references aren’t always nice and well-mannered as at first believed to be.

Is the word ‘gentle’ singular or plural?

This word would be lower-case, unless it is the first word in a sentence. Gentleman is singular, while gentlemen is plural. Same pattern as in “man” (singular) and “men” (plural). Gentleman is singular: there is one. Gentlemen is plural: there are several.

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Is the salutation ‘Gentlemen’ sexist?

The salutation gentlemen, is a generic salutation that covers both ladies and gentlemen. If you think it is sexist, I will have you know that I cleared it with our female PA. The rest of the communique is self explanatory. Gentlemen is plural of gentleman.