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When use whether or if?

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vincent profile picture vincentJune 2017

Basically:

- use WHETHER when there are only 2 possible outcomes like in the example below : "Bob didn’t know whether Amanda was staying in the city or going to the country side for the weekend."

- use IF for most of the other situations.

All the rules are here : https://polyglotclub.com/wiki/Language/English/Grammar/When-use-If-or-Whether

t2thea2them profile picture t2thea2themMay 2016
ive almost never used whether in my entire life, so just use if