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In the sentence "So, who exactly is Darren; the character who/whom/of whom the film is centred around."

Should it be who/whom or of whom?

john campbell
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  • This could be defined as, Darren (former to T.v) is now a Grove tender(r) – user15266 May 08 '16 at 21:16
  • The film is centered around of Darren? I don't think that works. So of whom is ruled out. – Peter Shor May 08 '16 at 21:18
  • It should be none of the above: the character the film is centered around. In a nonrestrictive relative clause, no relative pronoun is necessary, unless it is the subject. Since it's the object of a preposition, it's dispensable. Just strand the preposition around at the end. – John Lawler May 08 '16 at 21:42

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In ordinary English, "the character the film is centred around" (thanks for the notice, John Lawler); or for greater clarity, "the character who the film is centred around".

For people who still use 'whom', "the character whom the film is centred around".

In very formal, stilted, English: "the character around whom the film is centred".

Colin Fine
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