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>>>>>>>Oh, I don't mind a little fuzziness in a chat, but when I pick up a newspaper and read a story written by a supposed jounalist in which four paragraphs in a row contain the phrase "It was her who...." I admit to getting a bit chafed.
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>>>>>>I'm never sure about "Give it to she/her who must be obeyed" I'd use the accusative/ablative, personally.
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>>>>>I'd definitely go with 'her'. Accusative.
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>>>>Aye, but isn't it ablative or dative, as it's "to her", rather than her being the object of the sentence? "It" is the object.
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>>>Yes 'it' is the object of 'give', and 'her' is the object of the preposition 'to'. So I'd say it's dative.
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>>We rock! These others haven't a clue what we're talking about, except Tamar and Dragan (and he's damn quiet of late - he hasn't posted since b4 Xmas AFAIK)
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>You should set up some sort of admission process for those aspiring to the pedanthood.
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>Dragan is in self-imposed exile for a while. Someone chuffed him and he said that's it, I'm taking my truck and going home. (Don't ask me who because that isn't for me to say). He'll be back.

Chuffed (over here) means you're pleased with something.d