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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
I don't care if / whether you sink or swim.
a. I don't care whether you sink or swim.
b.I don't care if you sink or swim.
Are the both grammatically correct and same in meaning?
b.I don't care if you sink or swim.
Are the both grammatically correct and same in meaning?
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Anonymous Are the both grammatically correct and same in meaning? Yes, but whether is more appropriate because you are discussing two alternatives.
- Anonymous Are the both grammatically correct and same in meaning?
- Yes, but whether is more appropriate because you are discussing two alternatives.
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AnonymousAre the both grammatically correct and same in meaning?Yes, but whether is more appropriate because you are discussing two alternatives.
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HUBLOTThere are two alternatives: rich and poor. Is "whether he were rich or poor" better?You have to be careful about "if" and "whether" only in formal prose. The rest of the time, "if" is fine. In this case, we have a fiction writer reporting the thoughts of a boy, so he's off the hook, and "whether" would sound prissy there, anyway. Besides, there are not
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