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Wowenglish Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

If/whether

Is there subtle difference in the meaning between "1" and "2"?
1. It doesn't matter if the rumors are true.
2. It doesn't matter whether the rumors are true.
  

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Basically, no difference. With whether , there may be more doubt, depending on the speaker.

— Philip

  • Basically, no difference.
  • With whether , there may be more doubt, depending on the speaker.
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Basically, no difference.
With whether, there may be more doubt, depending on the speaker.
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1. It doesn't matter if the rumors are true.
2. It doesn't matter whether the rumors are true.
There may be some subtle difference, but I don't sense it. They seem to have the same meaning to me.

CJ
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