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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

BE IT = WHETHER IT BE

please tell me if all are correct?

I saw this sentence on a site:
Be it in a blowout or a close game, this team has shown it can win any number of ways.

Is it correct? Are the below also correct and mean the same?

A Whether it be in a blowout or a close game, this team has shown it can win any number of ways.

B Whether it's a blowout or a close game, this team has shown it can win any number of ways.

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Top answer

The three sentences you listed are okay. The meaning is the same in all of them. The first sentence is the most formal-sounding.

— Anonymous

  • The three sentences you listed are okay.
  • The meaning is the same in all of them.
  • The first sentence is the most formal-sounding.
  • The third sentence is the least formal-sounding.
  • The second sentence intermediate between the first and third in formality.
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The three sentences you listed are okay. The meaning is the same in all of them. The first sentence is the most formal-sounding. The third sentence is the least formal-sounding. The second sentence intermediate between the first and third in formality.
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