VARIETIES OF ENGLISH
Exercise 2.1
Whom did you say is calling? might be a case of hypercorrection in that who is the “correct” form as the
subject of is calling. Someone who was unsure about when to use whom and accustomed to being
corrected about using who instead of whom might decide to use whom just to be safe—and thereby
violate the formal pattern he was attempting to follow. In We will accept whomever applies, the same
logic of hypercorrection might account for using whomever where the formal standard pattern calls for
the subject form whoever.
Exercise 2.2
This is a question for class discussion.
Exercise 2.3
This is a question for class discussion. The fear of foreign influences on English, like the fear of the
English language being supplanted by some other language, usually arises during periods of substantial
immigration. It is an expression of anxiety and distrust toward the immigrants themselves and a
rejection of the cultural change they may represent.
EX ERCISE ANSWER KEY EX–3
Exercise 2.1
Whom did you say is calling? might be a case of hypercorrection in that who is the “correct” form as the
subject of is calling. Someone who was unsure about when to use whom and accustomed to being
corrected about using who instead of whom might decide to use whom just to be safe—and thereby
violate the formal pattern he was attempting to follow. In We will accept whomever applies, the same
logic of hypercorrection might account for using whomever where the formal standard pattern calls for
the subject form whoever.
Exercise 2.2
This is a question for class discussion.
Exercise 2.3
This is a question for class discussion. The fear of foreign influences on English, like the fear of the
English language being supplanted by some other language, usually arises during periods of substantial
immigration. It is an expression of anxiety and distrust toward the immigrants themselves and a
rejection of the cultural change they may represent.
EX ERCISE ANSWER KEY EX–3
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