Whatsoever Vs. Whatever - WordReference Forums 'Whatever", unfortunately, has become popular as an answer when the person is less than enthusiastic about doing something For example: [to a child], "You need to clean your room " [Response], "Whatever " It's a verbal shortcut for "Whatever you want, Mom " or "Whatever job you want me to do, Mom ", but it is not heard in a positive tone of voice
Goes for whatever - WordReference Forums C wherever D whatever The answer says the actor will goes for whichever of the two tricks( that he has planned), so it should be "whichever" I don't think I agree I think the speaker intends to mean: The actor has the first two planned and as for the 3rd, the 4th and so on, he will goes for whatever, so D(whatever) is the right choice
for whatever reason whatever the reason - WordReference Forums It does not work "Is" does not fit with "should", but you could use "whatever the reason may be" However, "whatever the reason" is the obvious choice I don't know how a grammarian would analyse this; perhaps it is a relative clause with the verb omitted, but there does not appear to be anything missing to me
whatever vs whichever | WordReference Forums That is the thing - if you say "whatever obstacle" there is an infinite number of possible obstacles By using "whichever" you yourself are limiting the number of obstacles and suggesting that the listener knows about this limitation, e g
‘Whatever’ vs ‘What Ever’ - WordReference Forums In adjectival uses, however, only the one-word form is used: Take whatever (not what ever) books you need ·When a clause beginning with whatever is the subject of a sentence, no comma should be used: Whatever you do is right In most other cases, a comma is needed: Whatever you do, don't burn the toast
Whatever do you mean? - WordReference Forums B: "Whatever do you mean?" in a certain tone of voice tells Person A that Person B knows they left those things out and they did it on purpose B is kind of challenging A B is not intimidated by the criticism and is forcing A to explain what they mean, by pretending they don't understand, even though B already knows And they know A knows they
Whatever the reason (is), the fact remains that I would use both in everyday informal speech, but would tend to miss out 'is' if I were writing, as it is not necessary If you add 'is' in speech, it is often done with extra intonation on the 'is': 'Whatever the reason is, ' I'm not sure of the correct grammatical rules here: this is just what I see as common usage
Whatever as response - WordReference Forums -- Whatever Here it means "whatever you have is fine with me; I have no preference " In all the other examples given, however, (such as "We don't take that coupon" "Whatever ") it is supercilious, contemptuous, dismissive, and rude To my mind, to be treated rudely and dismissively is indeed insulting, so in that way this response is a type of
whatever vs anything - WordReference Forums Anything is a noun phrase on its own, or with adjectives, but whatever normally begins a relative clause: I'll write about anything I'll write about anything interesting I'll write about whatever I like I'll write about whatever you want me to write about However, anything can also have such clauses attached, and then it works the same as
Whatever reason reasons - verb agreement? - WordReference Forums Whatever reasons you have is unacceptable I am very confused I have learned that 'Whatever reasons you have' is the subject and if the subject is the clause, the clause should be the singular If the subject of this sentence is 'reasons', what are 'whatever' and 'you have'? do these modify 'reasons'? Please give me a detailed explanation