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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

No matter or whatever

Which is correct?

You can apply for financial aid whatever you nationality is.
You can apply for financial aid no matter what your nationality is.

Thanks
  

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I would prefer the following:
You can apply for financial aid without regard to / regardless of your nationality.

Or if you want to use the slightly informal "no matter" I would simply say:
You can apply for financial aid no matter your nationality.
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Would you drop 'is' in both examples or just 'no matter'?

Is it not correct to keep the 'is'?
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Philip,
Would you leave the 'is' or not in the originial?

What about
Whatever the http://dictionary.cambridge.org/search/british/direct/?q=outcome of the http://dictionar
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Remove is (both of them).
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So in the original sentences, why keep it?
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It's just an option.
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