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Whom is a pronoun. Whois used as the subject of a verb (who decided this?) and whom is used as the object of a verb or preposition (to whom do you wish to speak?). However, in modern English who is often used instead of whom, as in who should we support? and most people consider this to be acceptable. Origin: Old English hwā .

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The word "whom" is derived from Old English and Middle English. It developed from the Old English word "hwām," which was used to indicate the objective case of the pronoun "who."

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