FW: Cygwin/XFree86 Frequently Asked Questions -- typo

["Harold Hunt" <huntharo at msu dot edu>]

I had meant to send this reply to Jeremiah to the list, to address the issue
of 'whom' in a fair manner.

Harold

-----Original Message-----
From: Harold Hunt [mailto:huntharo@msu.edu]
Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 8:19 PM
To: jkshapiro@alumni.uwaterloo.ca
Subject: RE: Cygwin/XFree86 Frequently Asked Questions -- typo


Jeremiah,

Well, if the usage of 'whom' and 'who' really, really bothers you, then I'll
make a proposal:

I will accept, without argument, a patch from you [or anyone else] against
the freshly released documentation sources that changes the current usage of
'who' and 'whom', with one condition: your patch must make a significant
(non-editorial) contribution to at least one other Q/A item in the FAQ.
(Adding a Q/A item would be considered significant).

Sound fair?

Harold

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeremiah Kivi Shapiro [mailto:jeremiah_shapiro@hotmail.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 7:56 PM
> To: huntharo@msu.edu
> Subject: RE: Cygwin/XFree86 Frequently Asked Questions -- typo
>
>
> Dear Harold,
>
> Thanks for the link to
> - http://m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?whom
>
> "Whom" definitely is an English word, and I agree it should be
> used as much
> as possible.  However, I do think its use in sections 9.4-9.6 of
> the FAQ is
> a little overenthusiastic.  Here are some other links on the subject:
> - http://m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?who
> - http://m-w.com/wftw/00sep/092600.htm
> - http://www.randomhouse.com/wotd/index.pperl?date=19970711
> - http://www.guardian.co.uk/styleguide/page/0,5817,184822,00.html
> - http://www.bartleby.com/68/15/6515.html
> - http://www.bartleby.com/68/62/3062.html
>
> Yours sincerely,
> Jeremiah
>
>
>
> >From: "Harold Hunt" <huntharo@msu.edu>
> >To: <jkshapiro@alumni.uwaterloo.ca>
> >CC: "cygx" <cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com>
> >Subject: RE: Cygwin/XFree86 Frequently Asked Questions -- typo
> >Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2002 18:21:08 -0500
> >
> >Jeremiah,
> >
> > > I did notice a recurring typo, though:  in sections 9.4-9.6, you
> > > have "whom"
> > > where you should have "who".
> >
> >The word 'whom' is not a typo.  The usage of 'whom' is one of the finer
> >points of the English language.  I can assure you that I used it
> correctly,
> >as an interrogative.  The definition and usage of 'whom' is discussed at:
> >http://m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?whom
> >
> >Thanks all the same,
> >
> >Harold
> >
> >P.S. A link to the sections in question:
> >http://xfree86.cygwin.com/docs/faq/cygwin-xfree-faq.html#q-copyri
ght-cygwin-
>xfree86
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jeremiah Kivi Shapiro [mailto:jeremiah_shapiro@hotmail.com]
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 5:15 PM
> > To: huntharo@msu.edu
> > Subject: Cygwin/XFree86 Frequently Asked Questions -- typo
> >
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > Thanks for the Cygwin/XFree86 FAQ!  It's very handy, and one of
> > the reasons
> > I'll be giving the program(s?) a try.
> >
> > I did notice a recurring typo, though:  in sections 9.4-9.6, you
> > have "whom"
> > where you should have "who".
> >
> > Yours sincerely,
> > Jeremiah
>


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