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Kilimanjaro Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

whatever = whatsoever

01. She gave no sign 01b00whatever 02b00of what she was thinking02br
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00Can I replace "01i00whatever02i00" with "01i00whatsoever02i00" without changing the meaning02br
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002. Political factors played no part 01b00whatsoever02b00 in this decission.02br
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00Can I replace "01i00whatsoever02i00" with "01i00whatever02i00" . 01b01u00Are they equal in all cases02u02b00 except for the "whatever" in adjectival form. 02br
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00eg : Ellen's refusing to come, for 01b00whatever02b00 reason.02br
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00Thanks.0-
  

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0 Based on dictionaries I looked at, they seem to be synonyms under all circumstances:02br
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0 A discussion in another forum here. 02br
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00 The conclusions vary from identity between the two to what MM has said. 0240hrefhttp://tinyurl.com/33qnm3
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