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Rule "who (whom)"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description:	who (whom)
Message:	In a formal text, use <suggestion>\3m</suggestion>, not 'who'.
Category:	Style (ID: STYLE)
Link:	https://languagetool.org/insights/post/who-vs-whom/
Tags:	[picky]
Incorrect sentences that this rule can detect:	With who did you go? Correction suggestion: whom To who it may concern. Correction suggestion: whom
Correct sentences for comparison:	For who is so tolerant of an unjust city, so ironclad, that they can hold back?
ID:	WHO_WHOM [1]
Version:	6.8-SNAPSHOT (2025-10-25 22:33:08 +0200)

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