Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary
Whether... or...
Does “whether” always come with “or”?
I mean, can I write:
"I won’t clarify whether I used the microwave oven, which is what most probably I’ve used."
Thank you!
I mean, can I write:
"I won’t clarify whether I used the microwave oven, which is what most probably I’ve used."
Thank you!
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Anonymous Does “whether” always come with “or”? No. " Your sentence is odd.
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AnonymousDoes “whether” always come with “or”?No.
AnonymousI won’t clarify whether I used the microwave oven, which is what most probably I’ve used."Your sentence is odd. Is this what you mean?—
I might have used the microwave oven.
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Thank you!
This is the idea:
«Today a microwave oven is as common as a cooker. When I say “I’ve warmed up the lunch” I don’t bother to clarify whether I used the microwave oven, which is what most probably I’ve used.»
This is the idea:
«Today a microwave oven is as common as a cooker. When I say “I’ve warmed up the lunch” I don’t bother to clarify whether I used the microwave oven, which is what most probably I’ve used.»
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When I say “I’ve warmed up the lunch,” I don’t bother to say I used the microwave oven.
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