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Hello everyone!
Guys, could you please tell me whether it is possible to use "who", "whom" with a noun "authority/authorities"?
Like, This letter must be submitted to all the competent authorities to whom it may concern.
Hello everyone!
Guys, could you please tell me whether it is possible to use "who", "whom" with a noun "authority/authorities"?
Like, This letter must be submitted to all the competent authorities to whom it may concern.
Guys, could you please tell me whether it is possible to use "who", "whom" with a noun "authority/authorities"?
Like, This letter must be submitted to all the competent authorities to whom it may concern.
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Yes you can but "competent authorities" звучит не очень. Слишком в лоб как-то.
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Actually, the second "to" must be omitted, and the "whom" can (and should) also be omitted.
This letter must be submitted to all the competent authorities (whom) it may concern.
"To whom it may concern" is a stock salutation for a letter, when you can't be sure who you're addressing. It's unnatural anywhere else.
Also, as the years pass, it's becoming more and more acceptable to stop using "whom" and use "who" everywhere.
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@mapwiz I didn't even notice the second to. My brain just fully passed over it
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I'd suggest, "This letter must be submitted to all concerned authorities."
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