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Tommy_Carcetti Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-03-10 10:18 AM
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Quick question: "Woe unto him" or "Woe unto he"?
Edited on Fri Sep-03-10 10:19 AM by Tommy_Carcetti
Which is the correct usage?
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Tuesday Afternoon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-03-10 10:33 AM
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1. he.
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JVS Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-03-10 10:37 AM
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2. him
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JVS Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-03-10 10:38 AM
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3. you're going to need to provide context
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Tommy_Carcetti Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-03-10 10:38 AM
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4. "Woe unto __ who dares to yada yada yada" nt
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JVS Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-03-10 10:40 AM
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5. him
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woo me with science Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-03-10 04:33 PM
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12. .
Edited on Fri Sep-03-10 04:37 PM by woo me with science
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rug Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-03-10 10:41 AM
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6. He.
He is the subject of the prepositional phrase. The entire phrase is the object of the preposition.
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Tuesday Afternoon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-03-10 10:42 AM
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7. yes.
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Brickbat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-03-10 10:55 AM
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8. Him.
"Unto" is a preposition and the person is the object of the phrase. A complete sentence would be, "God will bring woe unto him." "Unto" is treated the same as "to" here.
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WinkyDink Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-03-10 12:13 PM
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9. ETA: "Him."
Edited on Fri Sep-03-10 12:14 PM by WinkyDink
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Kali Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-03-10 01:36 PM
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10. Dude
and it's "Whoa, Dude!"
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realisticphish Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-03-10 02:24 PM
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11. .
Edited on Fri Sep-03-10 02:24 PM by realisticphish
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Call Me Wesley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-03-10 04:38 PM
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13. "Vae qui aedificat domum suam."
Who under what?
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dimbear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-03-10 11:35 PM
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16. Woe unto him who builds his own house,
for his roof shall likely leak.
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sarge43 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-03-10 07:17 PM
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14. "He's fucked." n/t
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Curmudgeoness Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-03-10 07:24 PM
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15. hmmmmmmm.
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Iggo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-04-10 12:37 AM
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17. 'Unto' is a preposition.
Prepositions require the objective form of the personal pronoun.

Him.
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Tuesday Afternoon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-04-10 07:41 AM
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18. him.
I invoked my woman's prerogative.
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Orrex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-04-10 07:55 AM
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19. Him
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retread Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-04-10 06:16 PM
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20. Whoa!
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