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As far as I'm concerned, 'whom' is a word that was invented to make everyone sound like a butler.
Calvin Trillin
Calvin Trillin
Calvin Trillin
Born: Dec 5, 1935

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Word, Everyone, Invented, Like, Concerned, Make, Sound, As Far As, Far, Whom, Butler

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