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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
it is or it be
Hi,
Please be so kind as to tell me the difference and what's correct?
A Whether it's a little crack or whether you window is shattered, we can repair it at a low fee.
B Whether it be a little crack or whether you window is shattered, we can repair it at a low fee.
C Be it a little crack or whether you window is shattered, we can repair it at a low fee.
many thanks
Please be so kind as to tell me the difference and what's correct?
A Whether it's a little crack or whether you window is shattered, we can repair it at a low fee.
B Whether it be a little crack or whether you window is shattered, we can repair it at a low fee.
C Be it a little crack or whether you window is shattered, we can repair it at a low fee.
many thanks
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many thanks Hi, I'm not sure which one is the best option. However, isn't it unnecessary to use whether twice in A and B? of as the standard expression.
- many thanks Hi, I'm not sure which one is the best option.
- However, isn't it unnecessary to use whether twice in A and B?
- of as the standard expression.
- - DJB -
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Anonymous Hi,Please be so kind as to tell me the difference and what's correct?A Whether it's a little crack or whether you window is shattered, we can repair it at a low fee.B Whether it be a little crack or whether you window is shattered, we can repair it at a low fee.C Be it a little crack or whether you window is shattered, we can repair it at a low fee.many thanks
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dokterjokkebrok My reference book gives whether...of as the standard expression.I think you meant to say "whether ....or" . The repetition of "whether" is very awkward, to say the least.
Good to have you back, dokter.
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Ivanhr dokterjokkebrok My reference book gives whether...of as the standard expression.I think you meant to say "whether ....or" . The repetition of "whether" is very awkward, to say the least.Good to have you back, dokter.Yes, that's what I meant. Whether...or. Sorry.
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Thank you for your answers, but do you know if they are all correct if I were to get rid of the second whether?
Please could a native speaker give there opinion?
Please could a native speaker give there opinion?
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'Whether it be' is an old-fashioned use of the subjunctive nowadays, but your 3 basic structures are OK. More of a problem is the lack of symmetry in the two alternatives, and if I were writing your ad copy, I would choose one of these (probably C):
A Whether your window has a little crack or is completely shattered, we can repair it for a low fee.
B Whether y
A Whether your window has a little crack or is completely shattered, we can repair it for a low fee.
B Whether y
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