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I've always used whom, but now I live in Canada I find myself missing it more often than I did in England. Perhaps it's just that I was taught when to use who and whom.

The vast majority do, except when the word is preceded by a preposition. E,g:

"Who is it addressed to?" versus "To whom is it addressed?"

What, that Ralph Corderoy, one-time of the PCG? You should be able to work out who I am from my username ;)

Anyway, I can't remember when I last heard someone use "whom" outside of slightly cheesy television series like Morse...

Almost certainly that one. Mr Burns, is that you? You've had me accessing bits that hadn't been scrubbed in a long time and have suffered some rot. Have you just arrived at number 63 or just left? There's a Dorset LUG if you're interested.

Morse can be cheesy, but I thought it was a cultural reference that Americans may know. :-)

Sent email, rather than doing our correspondence here :] Left Dorset last year, now in Hampshire again.