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Old December 14, 2024, 03:33 PM
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Him o he?

por qué en la frase "I don't know who scares me more, him or her" se utiliza him/her (acusativo) en lugar de he/she (sujeto)?
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Old December 14, 2024, 08:57 PM
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Him or her is correct here.
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Old December 16, 2024, 07:40 AM
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Many say it that way, but it isn't correct. The subject pronoun 'he or 'she' should be used instead.
Así lo dicen muchos, pero no es correcto. En su lugar, debe utilizarse el pronombre sujeto 'él' o 'ella'.


He scares me. Who scares me? He does.
Él me da miedo. ¿Quién me da miedo? Él.

She scares him. Who scares him? She does.
Ella le da miedo (a él). ¿Quién le da miedo (a él)? Ella.

Who scares me more? He does. (He scares me more than she does.)
¿Quién me da miedo más? Él. (Él me da miedo más que ella.)

I don't know who scares me more, he or she.
No sé quién me da miedo más, (si) él o ella.


Here is an example of when 'him/her' and 'whom' should be used.
He aquí un ejemplo de cuándo debe utilzarse 'him/her' y 'whom'.

I don't know whom I believe more, him or her.
No sé a quién creo más, (si) a él o a ella.

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Old December 17, 2024, 02:02 AM
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I agree; thank you.
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