Comments on: with whom http://arnoldzwicky.wordpress.com/2012/07/20/with-whom/ A blog mostly about language Tue, 21 May 2013 18:02:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: the ridger http://arnoldzwicky.wordpress.com/2012/07/20/with-whom/#comment-26201 Mon, 23 Jul 2012 03:14:00 +0000 http://arnoldzwicky.wordpress.com/?p=11339#comment-26201 I was thinking about this today when Lay Down, Sally came on the radio – specifically the chorus (Lay down, Sally, and rest you in my arms.
Don’t you think you want someone to talk to?
Lay down, Sally, no need to leave so soon.
I’ve been trying all night long just to talk to you.

Clapton wisely dropped the relative in the second line. ‘you want someone whom to talk to / you want someone to whom to talk / you want someone who to talk to / you want someone to who to talk’ – they’re all awful.

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