Whom isn't necessary here

FOUND ONLINE: Long is an absolute monster at 6′ 7″ 315 lbs. and is a man whom has lived up to his number one overall pick status as he has neutralized pass rushers left and right.

Who would be correct here, but it's not necessary. Let's rewrite this long sentence:

Long, an absolute monster at 6-7 and 315 pounds, has lived up to his status as a former number one overall draft pick.


BAD CAPTION: The 55th running of the Dayton 500 is almost upon us.
No, it's not in Dayton, Ohio; it's in Daytona Beach, Fla., the Daytona 500.

FOUND ONLINE: I found a job ad for the Quincy Herald Whig, a daily newspaper in Illinois. The name was spelled all right in the copy, but the subhead above said the Quincy Herald Wig.
Oops.

Contact: I can be reached at tgilli52@gmail.com or nc3022@yahoo.com. Also, my Twitter handle is EDITORatWORK.

More EDITOR@WORK blog entries

• You really DO need an editor

• Reminders for would-be novelists

• What I do when I'm editing

• What I charge (it's a deal) and what I edit

• Slogging through the Internet

• J-school: More eyes on your stories

• J-school: Go out and learn

• Rookie mistakes for magazine writers

Entries from The Dog Blog

• Katie cried

• Growl and pull

• 10 years with Lady

• ... said the spider to ...

• The Dog Diary (2014)

• YIP! YIP! The stereo-sound huskies

• What Lady and Michael Jackson had in common

Blog entries from The Auto Racing Journal

• Angel in Black: Remembering Dale Earnhardt Sr.

(a book of great stories about the Intimidator)

• Then Junior Said to Jeff...

(the book of great NASCAR stories)

• My best day as a sports writer

• Jeff Gordon's milk toast to Dale Earnhardt

• Wayne Auton: A life in racing

More blog entries by Tom Gillispie

• Resume for a writer and editor

• An editor's views on powerful writing

• Advice for be and would-be novelists

• Links to TG's stories online

• Favorite quotes

• What I do when I'm editing

Anecdotes by Tom Gillispie

• Wipeout at Death Valley

• Days with rainbows

• A desperate writer working in the dark

• Yer outta there!