Typical American

That's the elite special forces unit that protects innocent pedants from the irrational hatred of those whom they correct, right? 

Would that be 'who' they correct?

Would that be 'who' they correct?

No, it wouldn't.  But points for effort.

LOL

Wow.

Would that be 'who' they correct?

"Whom" is only used with prepositional phrases (of, with, about). My reading is the same as SoaS in that "who" is linked to "corrected", which doesn't get a preposition and the fact that if followed "of those" is a red herring.

"Whom" is only used with prepositional phrases (of, with, about). My reading is the same as SoaS in that "who" is linked to "corrected", which doesn't get a preposition and the fact that if followed "of those" is a red herring.

I refer you to the Oxford English Dictionary:

http://oxforddictionaries.com/words/who-or-whom

It's not prepositions that determine who or whom, it's whether the pronoun acts as a subject or an object.  Whom often follows prepositions because prepositions generally precede objects.  In this case, whom is the object of the verb "correct," and they is the subject.  The pedants (they) correct people (those), therefore "those (people) whom they (pedants) correct.   

"Whom" is only used with prepositional phrases (of, with, about). My reading is the same as SoaS in that "who" is linked to "corrected", which doesn't get a preposition and the fact that if followed "of those" is a red herring.

That's incorrect.  'Whom' is not only used with prepositions or prepositional phrases.  'Whom' is used to replace an object, whereas 'who' is used to replace a subject.  

In the phrase whom they correct, 'they' = subject, 'correct' = verb, and 'whom' = object.

In the phrase who corrected them, 'who' = subject, 'corrected' = verb, and 'them' = object.

I love it when threads take a grammarly turn! 

P.S.  I agree with historyenne and geeta.

I support noirem....and that makes it two all.

I support noirem....and that makes it two all.

We have the OED on our side, and that trumps everything. 

I support noirem....and that makes it two all.

It's actually three to two.  But clearly the official rules trump everyone.

I just read my husband this thread, because I thought it was really cute and funny, and he said, "Whom cares"!

LOL.

I'm lost 
The rules of grammar = 

I love it when threads take a grammarly turn! 

P.S.  I agree with historyenne and geeta.

1!! I  grammar!

I'm lost 
The rules of grammar = 

This! 

Now, back to putting too many commas in everything ever...

We have the OED on our side, and that trumps everything. 

  LOL