Whatsoever Vs. Whatever - WordReference Forums
2006年9月5日 · '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.
Whatever the reason (is), the fact remains that
2013年2月15日 · 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
2007年9月13日 · -- 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 is best/better... - WordReference Forums
2011年3月31日 · - whatever is the best for you. Thank you! Click to expand... They are all OK. The first is probably the ...
whatever it be/is - WordReference Forums
2014年2月25日 · "Whatever it be" might have been the way to say it in Shakespeare's time. Nowadays you can say "whatever it may be". I probably wouldn't use "wish" without "I". I like sound shift's suggestion, "Whatever you decide, good luck!"
Whatever suits you better, - WordReference Forums
2015年3月11日 · Whatever suits you (better/best) is okay for me. You do not need "better." It is common to say "best" in this phrase and we often don't take the time to count the options while speaking. You also don't need to introduce an extra subject "it".
‘Whatever’ vs ‘What Ever’ - WordReference Forums
2014年3月27日 · 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 ... your boat - WordReference Forums
2009年10月14日 · In the "naval and negative" category, I have heard "whatever sinks your battleship," surely a reference to the game "Battleship." EDIT: On a lark, I checked Google for instances of "whatever floats your dingy" (using the homophone "dingy" instead of "dinghy," and found another 7,000-plus hits.
whatever works better/best - WordReference Forums
2010年12月24日 · "Whatever works best" or, "Whatever works the best"----- regardless of how may items or choices the person ...
Whatever do you mean? - WordReference Forums
2020年9月7日 · 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 ...