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Molly Ringwald has a book out. I read an interview. She said "how many actresses do you know that write?"
Well, Molly, honey...I love you really, but how many actresses do you know who write well?
Who, Molly. Who. Who refers to people. That refers to things.
Yes yes, I know that someone could dig up something on the interwebz finding some kind of justification for this 'nails on a chalkboard' idea of saying 'people that' but I find it to be a way of justifying lazy grammar.
I shudder whenever I read 'that' when 'who' is called for. I don't consider myself some amazing grammarian. It's just common sense.
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