Who versus whom not so obvious

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Post by RedRose »

I think whom is correct here.
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I would write "whom" like after all prepositions.

Or

The committee was trying to reach Americans, among whom most saw little hope in the process.

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"Whom" would be correct, but the word is losing its popularity because of this very reason: people are uncertain when to use it. A better way, perhaps, is to rearrange the sentence to avoid the requirement to use "whom" in the first place.
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