After preposition 'whether or if'
Hello, everyone!
I've seen following paragraph;
"But instead of simply looking at whether people grew up in hot or cold climates, the researchers took a more nuanced approach, looking at whether people grew up in milder climates, where temperatures are closer to about 71 degrees Fahrenheit (22 degrees Celsius), or if they lived in places with more extreme temperatures.“
* source; https://www.livescience.com/61033-climate-temperature-personality.html
Since I know the conjunction whether should be used after a preposition and above if is related to the preposition - 'looking at', then I think above if should be replaced with whether. Is there another reason for above if use, which I don't know, that is to say, maybe to avoid the same conjunction intentionally, viewing the long distance between if and looking at?
Thanks in advance and RGDS,
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deepcosmos I think above if should be replaced with whether . Good point. deepcosmos to avoid the same conjunction intentionally, viewing the long distance between if and looking at ?
- deepcosmos I think above if should be replaced with whether .
- Good point.
- deepcosmos to avoid the same conjunction intentionally, viewing the long distance between if and looking at ?
- That's a reasonable explanation, though you may be accused of being too charitable toward the author.
- I'm not completely convinced the author was even aware of this point.
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deepcosmosI think above if should be replaced with whether.
Good point.
deepcosmosto avoid the same conjunction intentionally, viewing the long distance between if and looking at?
That's a reasonable explanation, though you may be accused of being too charitab
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