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Please explain to me the use of "be" in the context? when do we use inversion? can we not just simply use whether it is....?
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Jigneshbharati whether be it I've never seen this word order. It should be "whether it be", which is an old-fashioned form of "whether it is" that some people like to use now and then. The inverted form "be it" ( without "whether") can substitute for "whether it be".
- Jigneshbharati whether be it I've never seen this word order.
- It should be "whether it be", which is an old-fashioned form of "whether it is" that some people like to use now and then.
- The inverted form "be it" ( without "whether") can substitute for "whether it be".
- CJ
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Jigneshbharatiwhether be it
I've never seen this word order. It should be "whether it be", which is an old-fashioned form of "whether it is" that some people like to use now and then.
The inverted form "be it" (without "whether") can substitute for "whether it be".
CJ
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