Questions tagged [whether]
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whether...A or B vs. whether A, or whether B
(1) *I'm buying it whether I can afford it.
(2) I'm buying it whether I can afford it or not.
(3) I'm buying it whether I can afford it, or whether I have to take out a loan.
I think (1) doesn't work, because it doesn't contain an or-coordination,…
JK2
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Using "about whether" in a sentence
I am wondering whether the paragraph below is correct? Mainly I am not sure about the following phrase: "..about whether..", is it correct?
Paragraph:
It is quite common to have a bad situation, however, nowadays there is an intense debate about…
pepo
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About the usage of whether to.....or not
I would like to know whether the following three sentences are grammatically correct or acceptable.
Whether to kill him or to keep him is up to you.
I have to decide whether to kill him or to keep him.
Whether to kill him or to keep him, we have…
Chien Te Lu
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Is "whether was not " equal to "whether"?
Here comes a GRE question,
The reclusive clergyman may have lived and died in melancholy, but this doesn’t seem to have hampered his genius in any way. On the contrary, we find ourselves wondering whether his genius wasn’t (ii)_____ in some…
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Is this "whether" clause modifying a verb? [Whether (or not) issue]
I have recently read through both "Whether or not" vs. "whether" and an article I found within it, found at http://afterdeadline.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/01/whether-or-not/
Using those resources, I have learned that if a "whether" clause modifies a…
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Is it okay to say 'whether on phone or via email'?
I'm writing a cover letter, and the sentence I'm trying to fix is the below one.
I am fully capable of working using English whether on phone or via
email thanks to my work experience.
Is it okay to say "whether on phone or via email" and does…
jay
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