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Is it "He is a what they call Mr. Mom" or "He is a whom they call Mr. Mom"?
Thanks.

<<Is it "He is a what they call Mr. Mom" or "He is a whom they call Mr. Mom"?
Thanks.>>

Both of those sound wrong.

I think "He is a Mr. Mom" would sound right, however I wonder if there is a way inserting "what they call" into the sentence.

You can't say ''a what'' or ''a whom''. Using ''a'' there is wrong.

So, Corrs, are both "He is what they call Mr. Mom" and "He is whom they call Mr. Mom" both good? Thank you.

<<So, Corrs, are both "He is what they call Mr. Mom" and "He is whom they call Mr. Mom" both good? Thank you.>>

It would be ''whom'', because you're talking about his name rather than his occupation. Compare:

He is what (not whom) they call a grocer.

He is whom (not what) they call Mr. Brown.

If Mr. Mom is a name, then Soccer Mom is a name too? or an occupation?

If I don't come back soon, thanks in advance for your help.

<<If Mr. Mom is a name, then Soccer Mom is a name too? or an occupation?>>

Actually, now that I think about it, I think ''Mr. Mom'' and ''Soccer Mom'' are both occupations rather than people's names. If ''Mr. Mom'' refers to his job of being momlike, then it would be an occupation rather than a name and would take ''what'' rather than ''whom''.

I suggest a true native AE speaker would say:

"He's what they call a Mr Mom."

<<"He's what they call a Mr Mom.">>

Yeah, I think that actually sounds the most correct to me.

Terrific; Thanks.

May I suggest :

He is the one they are calling Mr. Mom

or

He is the one who is beeing called Mr. Mom

Cheers.
Claude

If Mr. Mom is an occupation or something else, I would suggest instead:

It is what they are calling by the name "Mr.Mom"

Claude

Claude,

Thanks.

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