If it were asked "Who are you the attorney for?", it sort of seems like "Who" is the subject. Think of the equivalent question "Who is your client?" That clearly has "who" as the subject.
So it can't be simply the order of the words, can it? Does it have something to do with the fact that my proposed rewrite ("Who are you the attorney for?") on ends in a preposition? I understand from you Arts Majors that this is a bad thing. Are they connected? Are we not supposed to end sentences in a preposition because they improperly make it seem as the object of the sentence is actually the subject?
If anyone can answer these probing questions, I figure it's you.
Replies to: "Being semi-illiterate, I find this interesting."
- Felony Murder: Outrageous miscarriage of justice in Atlanta. [NT]
- Irishize - 8:42pm 6/17/20
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- You are the attorney for who? [NT]
- jimbasil - 9:36pm 6/17/20
- "whom" - MAS - 9:38pm 6/17/20
- Being semi-illiterate, I find this interesting. - LehighND - 9:53am 6/18/20
- The sentence that you are evaluating is itself grammatically incorrect which leads to the problem... - BaronVonZemo - 6:54pm 6/18/20
- I believe Esperanto solves some of these problems. [NT] - iairishcheeks - 2:10pm 6/18/20
- Ask not for who the bell tolls.... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 10:41pm 6/17/20
- Actually it’s “who”. Or whom if you like. - jimbasil - 10:07pm 6/17/20
- um, wrong, as usual. - und67 - 10:20pm 6/17/20
- Um, no, it’s the subject [NT]
- jimbasil - 10:28pm 6/17/20
- Okay. We're back in business. Jim: what is the verb in that sentence? [NT]
- MAS - 10:30pm 6/17/20
- Follow the bouncing ball [LINK]
- jimbasil - 11:01pm 6/17/20
- Jim, what is the verb in that sentence? - MAS - 11:21pm 6/17/20
- I'm watching jim's grade school travails repeating themselves. I'm sure he deflected from admitting - BaronVonZemo - 9:10am 6/18/20
- Jim, what is the verb in that sentence? - MAS - 11:21pm 6/17/20
- Follow the bouncing ball [LINK]
- jimbasil - 11:01pm 6/17/20
- Okay. We're back in business. Jim: what is the verb in that sentence? [NT]
- MAS - 10:30pm 6/17/20
- I was going to have Jim reach the truth through questioning. [NT] - MAS - 10:24pm 6/17/20
- Um, no, it’s the subject [NT]
- jimbasil - 10:28pm 6/17/20
- What is the verb in that sentence, Jim? [NT] - MAS - 10:10pm 6/17/20
- um, wrong, as usual. - und67 - 10:20pm 6/17/20
- Being semi-illiterate, I find this interesting. - LehighND - 9:53am 6/18/20
- "whom" - MAS - 9:38pm 6/17/20
- Maybe that fuckwit should have considered the national ramifications of his actions - Chris94 - 9:03pm 6/17/20
- He had 40 minutes to figure it out. [NT] - jimbasil - 11:10pm 6/17/20
- Just for the record...I don't think the cop should have shot him. - NedoftheHill - 9:06pm 6/17/20
- He deserves to be prosecuted, if only for gross stupidity - Chris94 - 9:09pm 6/17/20
- What did the perp who stole the taser and pointed it at the cop think would happen? - iairishcheeks - 9:59pm 6/17/20
- “What did the slut think would happen, wearing a short dress and high heels to a bar?” - conorlarkin - 7:00am 6/18/20
- I guess he deserved to die, if only for gross stupidity. [NT] - iairishcheeks - 9:48am 6/18/20
- The report is that the taser shot just missed the cop’s head - CC72 - 3:10am 6/18/20
- They will argue that as they should. [NT] - Frank L - 10:26pm 6/17/20
- The perp was a dirtbag. No question. Killing him during a national crisis was asinine. [NT]
- Chris94 - 10:03pm 6/17/20
- Maybe, maybe not. - iairishcheeks - 10:09pm 6/17/20
- I doubt his training included running after a guy and shooting him in the back - Chris94 - 10:36pm 6/17/20
- Maybe, maybe not. - iairishcheeks - 10:09pm 6/17/20
- “What did the slut think would happen, wearing a short dress and high heels to a bar?” - conorlarkin - 7:00am 6/18/20
- Easy to say when it’s not you in that second you have to decide. - Frank L - 9:12pm 6/17/20
- High five. [NT]
- Cole - 9:49pm 6/17/20
- Elbow bump...please... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 9:55pm 6/17/20
- He shot the guy twice in the back. Gimme a break. - Chris94 - 9:22pm 6/17/20
- He shot the guy as he was turning. His table manners could have been better but it’s not criminal. - Frank L - 9:45pm 6/17/20
- Again, for the sake of the country, he just had to not shoot any fleeing black people in the back - Chris94 - 9:59pm 6/17/20
- Except those who took your taser and are turning to fire it at your head. That mob humping DA - Frank L - 9:51am 6/18/20
- Yep, it was just that simple, perfesser. [NT] - MAS - 10:06pm 6/17/20
- Again, for the sake of the country, he just had to not shoot any fleeing black people in the back - Chris94 - 9:59pm 6/17/20
- Have you ever done a police simulation training? [LINK]
- MarkHarman - 9:30pm 6/17/20
- Gimme a break. Shot in the back. Twice. During a national crisis. - Chris94 - 10:00pm 6/17/20
- Sorry to hear. Must have hurt. [NT] - Frank L - 10:12pm 6/18/20
- Yeah, that second shot was gratuitous, wasn't it? - MAS - 10:06pm 6/17/20
- Exactly. I have. Had about as many bad as good shoots. [NT] - Frank L - 9:43pm 6/17/20
- He binge-watched Starsky & Hutch one weekend. [NT] - MAS - 9:37pm 6/17/20
- Gimme a break. Shot in the back. Twice. During a national crisis. - Chris94 - 10:00pm 6/17/20
- Would love to see you in a moment of stress. - Iggle - 9:28pm 6/17/20
- he fired the taser at the cop while running away, which is why he was shot in the back. I agree - irish93 - 9:25pm 6/17/20
- He shot the guy as he was turning. His table manners could have been better but it’s not criminal. - Frank L - 9:45pm 6/17/20
- High five. [NT]
- Cole - 9:49pm 6/17/20
- What did the perp who stole the taser and pointed it at the cop think would happen? - iairishcheeks - 9:59pm 6/17/20
- Exactly, bad shoot, not criminal. [NT] - Frank L - 9:07pm 6/17/20
- He deserves to be prosecuted, if only for gross stupidity - Chris94 - 9:09pm 6/17/20
- Women destroy communities by having children with men who don't care for or provide for the children [NT] - eftg1 - 8:50pm 6/17/20
- You are the attorney for who? [NT]
- jimbasil - 9:36pm 6/17/20