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who i did not know vs whom i did not know

Both 'who I did not know' and 'whom I did not know' can be correct, depending on the context and formality of the sentence. 'Who' is used in informal contexts, while 'whom' is more formal and grammatically correct. The choice between the two depends on the level of formality you want to convey.

Last updated: March 21, 2024 • 1140 views

who i did not know

This phrase is correct in informal contexts.

This phrase is used in informal settings when referring to someone you did not know.

Examples:

  • I met a woman who I did not know at the party.
  • Aug 21, 2009 ... 1. ... people who I did not know, who I had not ever met. 2. ... people I did not know, who I had not ever met. 3. ... people I did not know and I had ...
  • Feb 12, 2016 ... A woman who I did not know, at the fancy Beefsteak fundraiser, told me never to wear my powerful witch lipstick color ( NARS Train Bleu).
  • I was abused by someone who I did not know. I was allowed to do whatever I wanted whenever I wanted. I did not have clean clothes or decent shoes…
  • Aug 28, 2015 ... Or they produce a benefit, or a consequence. I have always been this way. I was identified once by another person like me who I did not know.

Alternatives:

  • whom I did not know
  • someone I did not know
  • a person I did not know
  • an individual I did not know
  • a stranger to me

whom i did not know

This phrase is correct in formal contexts.

This phrase is used in formal settings or in more grammatically correct contexts when referring to someone you did not know.

Examples:

  • The man, whom I did not know, approached me at the event.
  • Aug 21, 2009 ... people whom I did not know, whom I had not ever met. (more literrary I think) or 3. ... people I did not know and I had not ever met. (colloquially ...
  • Thou hast delivered me from the strivings of the people; and thou hast made me the head of the Gentiles: a people whom I did not know served me. King James ...
  • Thou also hast delivered me from the strivings of peoples; thou hast kept me to be head of the Gentiles; peoples whom I did not know have served me.
  • But at my stumbling they rejoiced and gathered themselves together; The smiters whom I did not know gathered together against me, They slandered me without ...

Alternatives:

  • who I did not know
  • someone I did not know
  • a person I did not know
  • an individual I did not know
  • a stranger to me

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