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Anonymous Posted 5 years ago
Vocabulary

At Whim = On A Whim

...his tendency to change his mind at whim.

Could I change "at whim" into "on a whim" without affecting the meaning?

  

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I don't remember ever hearing or reading at whim. Clive

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I don't remember ever hearing or reading at whim.

Clive

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I've not heard "at whim."

I have heard this quite a bit.

... his tendency to change his mind at the drop of a hat.

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anonymous

...his tendency to change his mind at whim.

Could I change "at whim" into "on a whim" without affecting the meaning?

"At whim" seems possible on the model of "at will", but it calls attention to itself because of that. "On a whim" is normal there.

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