Use of Whither and Whence - English Language Learners Stack Exchange Or: Whence is basically equivalent to from where Whither is basically equivalent to to where I mean, yes, the latter sentence is much of a Shakespeare style, it is used mostly in poems or and literature but can I use them while inditing a very formal piece? Avoid using these words unless you are quoting old literature
Using the word whither - English Language Learners Stack Exchange 3 Whither is a locative adverb Note the table at the bottom of the linked wiktionary article showing the relationships between where, whither and whence on the first line There are similar relationships between here, hither and hence, and there, thither and thence This is one of the few instances of English being surprisingly logical
and be borne along with it, he knew not whither. . . meaning in the . . . 1 "Whither" is an old word, not used nowadays, that means "to where" English also had "hither=to here" and "thither= to there" In current English we would say "he knew not where" or "he didn't know where" It means he doesn't know where the water in the stream is going to It is not related to "wither" (meaning dry up and die)
meaning in context - English Language Learners Stack Exchange For ten years hast thou climbed hither unto my cave: thou wouldst have wearied of thy light and of the journey, had it not been for me, mine eagle, and my serpent Found this in Nietzche's Thus
prepositions - At another date vs. on another date - English . . . "On another date" is more natural when talking about a meeting at some point during the day It conveys that the meeting happens over some unspecified period within the day "At another date" is more natural for something like a deadline or a change in state (e g "The website will go live at another date") It conveys that the event is a single, instantaneous event
be agreed to with by - English Language Learners Stack Exchange They're all perfectly grammatical - as would be #4 This action was agreed by Jake, if we assume OP is just checking all permutations of to or nothing followed by with or by, which is what it looks like to me) It's semantically irrelevant whether to is present or not The difference is with Jake implies the speaker interacted with Jake to get that agreement (effectively, the speaker also
regardless of vs regardless if vs regardless of if regardless of your opinion [of + noun] regardless of whether you want me to or not [followed by whether] Personally, I would not use "regardless of if you don't want me to" As the clause "if you don't want me to" cannot come after "regardless of" For me, that is not grammatical
Where are you coming from is the sentence correct? English used to use the adverbs whither and whence to indicate motion to or from a location: Whither are you going? [Whither goest thou?] meant "Where are you going [to]?" and Whence come you? [Whence comest thou?] meant "Where are you coming from?" These were handy additions to the vocabulary, but unfortunately they are now obsolete