[Magdalen] Who vs. Whom as first word in sentence (was Re: Joe's potential entry.)

[thedonboyd at austin.rr.com]

David, you and Lois and Louise Joachim (MY high school English/Latin teacher) are gazing wistfully at a train that has already left the station.  (1) The grammar that we were taught by Mmes Lois and Louise was Latin grammar translated into English, not a grammar based on a description of English as spoken and written.  (2) In modern colloquial English, sentence position trumps preposition:object relations.  (3)  Sorry to be the reverse pedant (well, no, actually I kinda enjoy it or I wouldn't do it)!
Don in Austin
Former (1960-1975) professional grammarian

---- Cantor03--- via Magdalen <magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote: 
> 
> 
> In a message dated 9/20/2015 3:18:06 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
> mjl at ix.netcom.com writes:
> 
> 1)   If the primary were today, who would you vote for?  Bernie.
> 2)   If Joe enters and the primary were held shortly after, who would you 
> vote  for?  Bernie.
> 3)  If Joe enters and the primary is held at the  normal time, who would 
> you vote for?   Bernie.>>>>>>>
>  
> I pretty much agree with you here, but, um......., it is "Whom would you  
> vote
> for"   :-)
>  
> Don't blame me; blame Lois Johnson.
>  
> David Strang......chatting earlier today with a fellow classmate of 
> high school 1955 and recalling fondly our English/Latin teacher
> for the entire four years, who was as strict a grammarian as  anywhere,
> Mrs. Lois Johnson (what else in the Upper Midwest?).  Her middle
> name might as well be "Objective Case."
> 
>