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Messier42 Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

How are they different?

Could you tell me as to whether you can join lunch with us?
Could you tell me if you can join lunch with us?
Could you tell me whether you can join lunch with us?

How are they different?
  

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Could you tell me as to whether you can join lunch with us? Could you tell me [if / whether] you can join us for lunch ? That’s a bit wordy, though.

— RandomGuy

  • Could you tell me as to whether you can join lunch with us?
  • Could you tell me [if / whether] you can join us for lunch ?
  • That’s a bit wordy, though.
  • I’d say Would you like to join us for lunch?
  • or Would you like to have lunch with us?
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Could you tell me as to whether you can join lunch with us?
Could you tell me [if / whether] you can join us for lunch?

That’s a bit wordy, though.

I’d say

Would you like to join us for lunch?

or

Would you like to have lunch with us?
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