Word of the Day

Time for the Word of the Day!


Today I propose
voluble
     ETYMOLOGY:
     Via French, from Latin volvere (to roll). Ultimately from the Indo-European root wel- (to turn or 

MEANING:

     adjective: Speaking incessantly or fluently

     roll), which also gave us waltz, revolve, valley, walk, vault, volume, wallet, and helix.        
     Earliest documented use: 1575.

    USAGE:
    Charles II was a voluble man who took immense pleasure in recounting anecdotes about his life. 
   

"who" vs. "whom"

Greetings to all grammarillo supporters out there!

Time for lesson number two. Today we are looking at

"who" vs. "whom"


If you grew up watching Friends (as, I'm ashamed to admit, I did), you surely remember Ross annoying everyone around him by educating them on the correct use of "whom". The truth is that many of us aren't exactly sure about when to use "who" and when to use "whom."

“Whom” is an objective pronoun, same as "him," "her," "it", "us," and "them." It’s used when the pronoun acts as the object of a clause. 

Using “who” or “whom” depends on whether you’re referring to the subject or object of a sentence or subclause. When in doubt, you can substitute “who” with the subjective pronouns “he” or “she,” 
In the same vein, you can also substitute “whom” with the objective pronouns “him” or “her.” Example: I petted a grammarillo whom I came across in a bookshop. I petted him.


“Who” is a subjective or nominative pronoun, same as "he," "she," "it," "we," and "they." In this form, the pronoun acts as the subject of a clause. 


Example: Who loves grammarillos? He loves grammarillos. 

Word of the Day

On a blog about the English language, there obviously has to be a 'Word of the Day' section. So here it is!

repletion

     MEANING:

noun: The condition of being completely filled or satisfied.

     ETYMOLOGY:

Via French, from Latin replere, from re- (back, again) + plere (to fill). Earliest documented use: 1398.

USAGE:
God invented belching and the sense of repletion and pleasure in doing a piece of hard work.

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As you may have heard, the spelling- and punctuation-loving grammarillo has become endangered. In a world full of disregard for correct spelling, widespread abuse of syntactical conventions, and a simply inexcusable grammatical ignorance, the number of these well-spoken creatures is dwindling rapidly.

Help save the grammarillo from extinction. Respect grammar rules.


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