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To: jbe who wrote (1029)	4/2/1998 12:08:00 PM
From: Achilles	Read Replies (1) of 4711

"Are you who/whom I think you are?" CONTINUED >> It just occurred to me that there is yet another reason to prefer "who" over "whom" in the above sentence. It is this. The verb "to think," when used in the sense of "to believe," "to suppose," is an intransitive verb. Hence, it cannot take a direct object!<< Whether or not 'think' is transitive or intransitive depends on how it is being used. We can 'think thoughts', for example, that is, conceive of ideas. In that case it is transitive. But when it is about perception ('I think <sc. that> x is true'), it is intransitive. How to people feel about 'Are you whom I think you to be?'

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