who I have been dreaming of vs whom I have been dreaming of

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Who I have been dreaming of' is used in informal contexts, while 'Whom I have been dreaming of' is used in formal contexts or when following strict grammar rules.

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who I have been dreaming of

This phrase is correct in informal contexts.

This phrase is commonly used in informal speech or writing when referring to someone you have been dreaming about.

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I have been dreaming of this day, of seeing you again.
I have been dreaming of coming to n.y.u.
All that time, I have been dreaming of a life without this.
It is the day I have been dreaming of, and I have nothing.
I have been dreaming of payback, for the two of you taking away years of my life.
I have been dreaming about this moment for months.
I have been dreaming about this merger all week long.
I have been dreaming about saying that for years.
For awhile now I have been dreaming the same dream. I do not know what to think of it.
And I have been dreaming about working with them ever since I went to Orlando on that trip.
I have been dreaming about the carbonara at Luccio's all day.
Mr President, Commissioners, we in Flanders have been dreaming of being Flemish and of becoming European since the nineteenth century.
The last year... I have been dreaming, and fantasizing, and in love with Furio.
But hearing you again, I think we may have been dreaming the same dream.
Since you were asleep, I thought you might have been dreaming.
To say nothing of how it will steal away the very thunder of a night that you and I have been talking about, have been dreaming about, for years.
I've been dreaming of this moment for like years.
I've been dreaming of this moment.
This moment, I've been dreaming of.
I've been dreaming of Snapple Lemonade.

Alternatives:

the person I have been dreaming of

whom I have been dreaming of

This phrase is correct in formal contexts or when following strict grammar rules.

This phrase is used in formal speech or writing when referring to someone you have been dreaming about, following the correct use of 'whom' as the object pronoun.

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I have been dreaming of this day, of seeing you again.
I have been dreaming of coming to n.y.u.
All that time, I have been dreaming of a life without this.
It is the day I have been dreaming of, and I have nothing.
I have been dreaming of payback, for the two of you taking away years of my life.
I have been dreaming about this moment for months.
I have been dreaming about this merger all week long.
I have been dreaming about saying that for years.
For awhile now I have been dreaming the same dream. I do not know what to think of it.
And I have been dreaming about working with them ever since I went to Orlando on that trip.
I have been dreaming about the carbonara at Luccio's all day.
Mr President, Commissioners, we in Flanders have been dreaming of being Flemish and of becoming European since the nineteenth century.
The last year... I have been dreaming, and fantasizing, and in love with Furio.
But hearing you again, I think we may have been dreaming the same dream.
Since you were asleep, I thought you might have been dreaming.
To say nothing of how it will steal away the very thunder of a night that you and I have been talking about, have been dreaming about, for years.
I've been dreaming of this moment for like years.
I've been dreaming of this moment.
This moment, I've been dreaming of.
I've been dreaming of Snapple Lemonade.

Alternatives:

the person whom I have been dreaming of

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who I have been dreaming of vs whom I have been dreaming of