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Taka Posted 18 years ago
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Today, after driving a car for thirty years, I do not consciously think of my clutch, my brake, mas gas pedal, my steering wheel, but how consciously, even painfully, I thought of them when I was first learning to drive. If today I were to direct my attention to a new but similar activity, such as flying an airplane, I would find it easier than if I had no knowledge of driving a car.
The book in hand says the 'if' in red is the same as 'whether.' Is it really so?
The book in hand says the 'if' in red is the same as 'whether.' Is it really so?
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Hi Taka To me, it is not the same a 'whether'. To me, it means "easier than a certain theoretical condition ".
- Hi Taka To me, it is not the same a 'whether'.
- To me, it means "easier than a certain theoretical condition ".
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Hi Taka
To me, it is not the same a 'whether'. To me, it means "easier than a certain theoretical condition".
To me, it is not the same a 'whether'. To me, it means "easier than a certain theoretical condition".
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No, I don't see how it could be.
It would be easier to learn to fly an airplane than it would be if I did not know how to drive a car. It's a crazy conditional to try to parse, but it's definitely a conditional, needing "if" and not "whether."
It would be easier to learn to fly an airplane than it would be if I did not know how to drive a car. It's a crazy conditional to try to parse, but it's definitely a conditional, needing "if" and not "whether."
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Not whether, but:
I would find it easier than in case I had no knowledge of driving a car.
I would find it easier than in case I had no knowledge of driving a car.
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