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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Only in America could wishing someone "Merry Christmas" be considered insulting.

I am a liberal atheist and i hate the "happy holidays" generic bullshit. I love Christmas.[/quote]

I am an atheist whom celebrates Christmas, but I also like and respect the other religious holidays of the season. I just love holidays and will typically wish you a happy holiday! [/quote]

Perhaps Santa will still give you a book on English grammar emphasizing the use of objective pronouns.[/quote]

I think the PP's message reveals a kindness that the grammar police person lacks.[/quote]

I'm another grammar police, and in the spirit of giving and Christmas, I'd like to explain to the (P)PP why she is misusing "whom" so that she doesn't ever do it again.  (P)PP, "whom" is an object pronoun; "who" is a subject pronoun.  In your sentence, you are attempting to represent "I" (the subject of the clause because it is the party doing the action in the main verb "celebrating").  You can't use an object pronoun to represent a subject, but you could correct this clause by using the appropriate subject pronoun ("who") to represent the subject of your clause ("I").  "I am an atheist WHO celebrates Christmas" is correct.

But when to use "whom"?

"Whom" is an object pronoun.  It should represent the direct or indirect object object.  "I am an atheist WHO (represents subject "I") celebrates Christmas.  I have found a person WHOM (represents direct object "person") I wish to help; she is the person to WHOM (indirect object of the verb) I give the gift of grammar."

So now you know!  Merry Christmas from one atheist to another!

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