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1. When whether or not is implicit, you may use "or not" for the style or to underline ; it's up to you. But if, "or not" is not implicit - for ex. in a choice with options, we don't use "or not" : "Whether the car will be black, red or white, I shall drive it." Share.
5. 'Whether' shows alternatives for example 'Whether it rains or not, we will go on a trip.' whereas 'Rather' shows preference for eg. 'I'd rather do this instead of that'. So the sentences you mentioned here should use 'whether' rather than 'rather'. :)
Aug 14, 2012 at 10:27. Add a comment. 1. 'the weather' is in reference to how it was at a paticular situation of place and time. Without the article, it refers to the weather in general. The first question is about a situation already mentioned earlier in another sentence. Share.
1. If (conditional clause) acts as an adverbial phrase meaning "in this case": If you find a dragon, you will be scared. 2. Whether (conditional clause with OR required) acts as an adverbial phrase meaning "in any case": Whether or not you find a dragon, you will be scared. 3.
0. Short answer is, yes, they are equivalent, simply because 'if' and 'whether' essentially mean the same thing in this regard. Both are used to introduce indirect questions. To expand further, whether is also used to state a certainty: 'I'm marrying Zooey Deschanel whether or not my girlfriend likes it!'.
1. It doesn't matter. Both ways are correct. Consider the following two examples Pearson Longman cites from The New York Times Manual of Style and Usage: I’ll call you tomorrow whether or not I have the answer for you then. I’ll call you tomorrow whether I have the answer for you then or not. If you go to that link and read a little more ...
3. First, using "as to whether or not" instead of "as to whether" (as one contributor recommended) is an example of needless wordiness. It often sounds "better" to use more words, but such redundancy is an affectation and should be avoided. There is no difference in meaning between the two alternatives, and in standard written English it is ...
"Regardless of whether or not..." is correct, but it can be shortened to "Regardless of the weather",..." but can also be improved with "Regardless of whether it rains or not..." It does seem long, but the awkwardness is negligible, in my opinion. The idiom is like "in spite of"- the "of" is necessary; unlike "despite" which does not need the 'of'.
This is from "Remarks by Vice President Pence in Meeting with ICE Baltimore Field Office Leadership". The difference between (3) and (5) is that (5) has a more complex construction of 'whether A, whether B, or whether C', and that the verb be in (5) is in the present subjunctive form.
"Whether or not you like this example is of no concern to me." seems valid to me. I agree with Grammar Girl and Strunk & White: "make every word tell". "Or not" is typically useless. In 1b, you assert that "whether" could not substitute for "if," but in your second 2b, the sentence is nearly identical and you do use "whether": "Call me" vs.