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Hi, there

Should I say "It's not you WHO/THAT the world revolves around" and "It's you WHO/THAT the baby is named after" or should I say "It's not you the world revolves around" and "It's you the baby is named after"?... I mean, is it odd to omit "who or that" in these sentences?

Thank you!

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Hi, there

Should I say "It's not you WHO/THAT the world revolves around" and "It's you WHO/THAT the baby is named after" or should I say "It's not you the world revolves around" and "It's you the baby is named after"?... I mean, is it odd to omit "who or that" in these sentences?

Thank you!

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All those approaches work, since "whom" is virtually dead in English. However, stylistically, it would be better perhaps to say simply: "The world doesn't revolve around you."

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I think it is grammatically incorrect to leave out the who/that, but that rule is flexible.

None of your sentences sounds natural because they are in the passive tense. I recommend:
The world doesn't revolve around you.
Is the baby named after you?  OR. Are you the baby's namesake?

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It's not you the world revolves (or swivels)  around.
Is it you the baby is named after?
Is the baby named after you?

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