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Pdk001 Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

wheter ~ or and either ~ or

can i use both idioms in the sentence?

whether ~ or used to in british english spoken?

thanks in advance
  

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Hello, Pdk, You can use both the idioms, I think. But the meanings are different a little. Compare: The question is whether to go or stay.

  • Hello, Pdk, You can use both the idioms, I think.
  • But the meanings are different a little.
  • Compare: The question is whether to go or stay.
  • I can either go or stay.
  • I wonder whether he is in Moscow or in Saint-Petersburg now.
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Hello, Pdk,

You can use both the idioms, I think. But the meanings are different a little.

Compare:


The question is whether to go or stay.
I can either go or stay.

I wonder whether he is in Moscow or in Saint-Petersburg now.
He is either in Moscow or in Saint-Petersburg now.

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