Grammar "Does civilization depend on the proper use of 'who' and 'whom'? Let’s steel ourselves for a closer look." "Does civilization depend on the vulnerable 'whom'? Yes. No matter how bad the news, we must not stop caring. To paraphrase Carson, the butler on 'Downton Abbey,' 'Keeping up standards is the only way to show the bastards that they will not beat us in the end.'” Article: Comma Queen: To Whom It May Concern