the question is not “who is next?”, but it’s “who(m) are we going after next?”

the “who(m)” is not the subject of the sentence here. it’s the object. the subject is the “we”. so “whom” applies here.

if the question were indeed “who is next?” (as you have misread it), then your point would be valid. but your entire argument stems from an incorrect premise.

fyi: “whom" is the correct word to use in two of the three instances.

here’s a tip: if the answer to the question is him, her, or them (as opposed to he, she, or they), then whom is to be used in the question.

there’s nothing pretentious about correctness. it’s about the nominative case vs the accusative case.

so jurassic park’s t-rex caused “moderate turbulence”?

when they are used in those countries that use them the most, d’you think everyone bursts out singing, “happy bidet to you!”?

*whom

if the usa trotted down this path, their app would pay homage to the tansprayed president and be called MaxDonald. there would be an oversized version dubbed the Big Max. they would even target e-readers with the MaxBook Pro.

that’s what shed said.

ironically, the helm is the one piece of kit she isn’t wearing.

do check out the lords cricket ground (aka the home of cricket. no, seriously).

matches have been played there for over a hundred years with one end of the playing field being about 9ft higher than the other.