Need clarification as confusion between whom or who

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Covid-19 patient was telling his story, how he recovered. govt officials always trace with how many people he made contact.

The Building I was staying in was quarantined and contact tracing was done immediately I was called by hospital and govt. officials and they found out who I was in contact with, how did i go from the airport to home.

Is this correct who I was in contact with.? I think it should be they found out whom I was in contact with.

Don't ever use whom. You can always use who instead. Using whom -- even if you have used it "correctly" -- is uncommon and distracting. It's like using thou hast instead of you have; not a real part of Modern English speech any more. — John Lawler, May 13 '20 at 17:36

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered May 13 '20 at 17:17

Either is correct.

Historically, whom would have been used here because it is being used as the object of the preposition with. Very careful speakers still use whom today.

But in contemporary usage, who is widely used for both the object and subject case.

Need clarification as confusion between whom or who

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