The Office Who was correct about the use of whomever?
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Michael: Whomever is never actually right.
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Ryan: As an object.
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Toby: Michael wanted Ryan, the subject, to explain the computer, the object.
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Pam: It's whom when it's the object of a sentence and who when it's the subject.
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Phyllis: Yeah, that sounds right.
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Stanley: How did Ryan use it?
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Creed: It's a made up word used to trick students.
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Kelly: Ryan used me as an object.
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Jim: No, sometimes it's right.
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Andy: Whomever is the formal version of whoever.
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Oscar: It's obviously a word, but I don't know when to use it.
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Kevin: I know what's right, but I won't say because no one came to see my band.
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Michael 2: Why don't you take a letter opener and stick it in your skull.
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