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Peaceblinkfriend Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

'I have no idea whatsoever what you are talking about' & 'She said that..."

To you, what is the difference between 'I have no idea whatsoever what you are talking about' and 'I have no idea what you are talking about' ? Further more, is it more formal to include the conjuction or pronoun that in a sentences like these, 'I can't find the book that I borrowed from the library' and 'she said that she is going to the beach' ?

Thank you.

Best wishes,

PBF
  

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To you, what is the difference between 'I have no idea whatsoever what you are talking about' and 'I have no idea what you are talking about' ? To me "whatsoever" is stressing "what", so is a stronger statement . Further more, is it more formal to include the conjuction or pronoun that in a sentences like these, 'I can't find the book that I borrowed from the library' and 'she said that she is going to the beach' ?

— Feebs11

  • To you, what is the difference between 'I have no idea whatsoever what you are talking about' and 'I have no idea what you are talking about' ?
  • To me "whatsoever" is stressing "what", so is a stronger statement .
  • Further more, is it more formal to include the conjuction or pronoun that in a sentences like these, 'I can't find the book that I borrowed from the library' and 'she said that she is going to the beach' ?
  • I am not sure what you mean by "more formal" - more formal than what?
  • "that" is often omitted in colloquial speech, being understood by the context.
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To you, what is the difference between 'I have no idea whatsoever what you are talking about' and 'I have no idea what you are talking about' ?

To me "whatsoever" is stressing "what", so is a stronger statement.

Further more, is it more formal to include the conjuction or pronoun that in a sentences like these, 'I can't find the book
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Thank you for answering my questions, Feebs11.

I am not sure what you mean by "more formal" - more formal than what?
I mean more formal than not adding the word 'that' .

Thanks again.

Best wishes,

BPF
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Hi Feebs,

You said that 'Whatsoever' is a stronger statement to stress 'what', so that means we could also use 'whatsoever' in composition instead of using 'what', it wouldn't be marked wrong, right?

Thanks.
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Well, that rather depends on the context in which you use it and the attitude of the person marking the essay/composition.
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Alright, I got it. Thanks Feebs. Emotion: smile

I have one more question.

Well, that rather depends on the context in
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So will it sound more formal to say 'I understand that you wouldn't be available due to your trip to Russia' than 'I understand you wouldn't be available due to your trip to Russia' ? Thank you again.

Best wishes,

PBF
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