Originally Posted by
Milton Keynes
And while we're giving proper English instruction here, can we please adhere to the rule of using "who" or "whom" when referring to people and "that" when referring to objects? I don't know why but it's a pet peeve of mind when I read something like "the guy that lives down the street."
That's actually a style question, not grammar. The Chicago Manual Of Style says using "that" in that way is fine. "Who" refers to a person, but "that" can refer to anything.
Sometimes, I wonder if some of these things are regional because "the guy that" has never sounded the least bit odd to me.