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Ahava_yin Posted 19 years ago
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00Do you say "i 'm hesitating whether to stay or not"? Or does it have to be "I'm hesitating whether or not I should stay"02br
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0Hi,02br 02br 01font 00Do you say "i 'm hesitating whether to stay or not"? 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-

— Clive

  • 0Hi,02br 02br 01font 00Do you say "i 'm hesitating whether to stay or not"?
  • 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-
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0Hi,02br
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01font00Do you say "i 'm hesitating whether to stay or not"? Or does it have to be "I'm hesitating whether or not I should stay"02font02br
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00I'd say either "I 'm hesitating 01i00about 02i00whether to stay or not" or "I'm hesitating 01i00about02i00 whether
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0 Clive's right. Google hits the New York Times: 02br
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01b00002b00 from 01b00nytimes.com02b00 for 01b00 "hesitating whether to"02b02br
01b00402b00 from 01b00nytimes.com02b00 for 01b00 "hesitating about whether to"02b0-
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0 The combination 01i00whether to02i00 is fine, but as you see, the problem with the verb 01i00hesitate02i00 has captured our imaginations much more!02br
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00 I don't know whether to stay or go.02br
00 I don't know whether to stay or to go.02br
00 I don't know whether to stay or not.02br
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0Thank you 05000 [F]010id1
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