Eliezer_Yudkowsky comments on [SEQ RERUN] You're Calling *Who* A Cult Leader? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 31 March 2013 11:08:39PM 1 point [-]

I use "who" for the subject form or when "whom" sounds awful.

Comment author: Elithrion 01 April 2013 12:36:45AM 1 point [-]

That sounds like good policy, although there may be significant variation in what sounds awful to different people (specifically, "whom" is generally more popular outside the US). "Who" is probably the safer choice when in doubt, admittedly.