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It does not matter whether/if...

Which one is correct?

1- It doesn't matter whether/if you like him or not, he is a famous person.


2- It doesn't matter whether/if you like him or not. He is a famous person.

  

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cat desk Which one is correct? As for "whether/if", they are equally correct, but "whether" is better in a formal setting. cat desk 1- It doesn't matter whether/if you like him or not, he is a famous person.

  • cat desk Which one is correct?
  • As for "whether/if", they are equally correct, but "whether" is better in a formal setting.
  • cat desk 1- It doesn't matter whether/if you like him or not, he is a famous person.
  • Hypercorrection makes this comma an error, a comma splice.
  • In truth, contradictory independent clauses can often be joined this way.
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cat deskWhich one is correct?

As for "whether/if", they are equally correct, but "whether" is better in a formal setting.

cat desk1- It doesn't matter whether/if you like him or not, he is a famous person.

Hypercorrection makes this comma an error, a comma splice. In truth, contradictory independent clauses can oft

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