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#2 (permalink) Sat Jan 07, 2006 10:34 am However vs. whatever |
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Hi Katie,
Whatever means something but it doesn't matter what. However means in some way but it doesn't matter what - that's the one you need here.
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#3 (permalink) Tue Jan 16, 2007 8:12 am Whatever vs. however |
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Hi,
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| Student: That's one I never understand however hard I try. |
Does 'that's the one I never...' sound more natural or not necessarily so?
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Haihao I'm a Communicator ;-)
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#4 (permalink) Tue Jan 16, 2007 9:49 am Whatever vs. however |
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Hi,
'That's one' suggests that's one of the tenses and could hint at one of a number. 'That's the one' refers to a particular one only. Both are possible -it's just a difference in interpretation.
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#5 (permalink) Mon Aug 01, 2011 9:46 am Whatever vs. however |
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Hi,
Why the sentence not " however I try hard "? |
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Wly I'm new here and I like it ;-)
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#6 (permalink) Mon Aug 01, 2011 10:03 am Whatever vs. however |
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Hi,
'However' qualifies the adverb 'hard' and that's why it has to come before the adverb.
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