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    cac ban cho minh hoi "whether" duoc su dung trong truong hop nhu the nao ???

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    Whether thường sử dụng trong trường hợp một trong hay. Thí dụ:

    "Whether she loves me, I still love her"

    Có nghĩa là "Cô ấy yêu tôi hay không yêu tôi, tôi vẫn yêu cô ấy"

    Thay vì: "She loves me or she doesn't love me, I still love her"

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    Quote Originally Posted by The Interpreter View Post
    Whether thường sử dụng trong trường hợp một trong hay. Thí dụ:

    "Whether she loves me, I still love her"

    Có nghĩa là "Cô ấy yêu tôi hay không yêu tôi, tôi vẫn yêu cô ấy"

    Thay vì: "She loves me or she doesn't love me, I still love her"
    Interpreter, isn't it, the sentence not very clear? I think it should be "Whether she loves me or not, I still love her" or "whether she doesn't love me any more , I still love her ?"
    My English sucks, so I could be wrong. Please advise.
    Thất bại lớn nhất của đời người là tự đại
    Đáng thương nhất của đời người là tự ti.
    Tự đại + Tự ti = thất bại đáng thương nhất

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    Quote Originally Posted by LtDra View Post
    Interpreter, isn't it, the sentence not very clear? I think it should be "Whether she loves me or not, I still love her" or "whether she doesn't love me any more , I still love her ?"
    My English sucks, so I could be wrong. Please advise.
    I definitely understand what you mean but these sentences should be correct:

    Whether she loves me, I still love her
    Whether she loves me or not, I still love her
    Whether or not she loves me, I still love her

    However, someone who is anal about the English language is going to jump on second and third sentences as "or not" is not necessary because "whether" expresses an alternative; as opposed to "if," which expresses a condition.
    Last edited by The Interpreter; 02-19-2010 at 02:16 AM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by The Interpreter View Post
    I definitely understand what you mean but these sentences should be correct:

    Whether she loves me, I still love her
    Whether she loves me or not, I still love her
    Whether or not she loves me, I still love her

    However, someone who is anal about the English language is going to jump on second and third sentences as "or not" is not necessary because "whether" expresses an alternative; as opposed to "if," which expresses a condition.
    Thanks for your explanation, Interpreter

    Please be understand that I just want to improve my English. Definitely no offensive at all.
    Here is the link that lead me came up with such as question.
    Last edited by LtDra; 02-19-2010 at 03:30 AM.
    Thất bại lớn nhất của đời người là tự đại
    Đáng thương nhất của đời người là tự ti.
    Tự đại + Tự ti = thất bại đáng thương nhất

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    Quote Originally Posted by The Interpreter View Post
    I definitely understand what you mean but these sentences should be correct:

    Whether she loves me, I still love her
    Whether she loves me or not, I still love her
    Whether or not she loves me, I still love her

    However, someone who is anal about the English language is going to jump on second and third sentences as "or not" is not necessary because "whether" expresses an alternative; as opposed to "if," which expresses a condition.
    Dạ cho tớ hỏi "someone who is anal about the English language" có nghĩa là gì ạ?
    Nhất tự vi sư , bán tự vi sư
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    1st Version:
    Anyone who teaches me one word - even half a word - is still my teacher.
    2nd Version:
    Even he who teaches me the smallest bit can still be called my teacher

    Please correct my grammar as you see fit. Much appreciated!

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    Quote Originally Posted by maihien84 View Post
    cac ban cho minh hoi "whether" duoc su dung trong truong hop nhu the nao ???
    Nghĩa thường dùng của whether là thường trong các câu có tính nghi vấn dù hình thức của nó không phải là câu nghi vấn (question/interrogative).

    I don't know whether I should go (or not) = Tôi không biết mình có nên đi hay không

    Trong các câu report speech/ indirect speech ta hay gặp

    She asked me whether I loved her

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    Quote Originally Posted by dethuong_x0x View Post
    Dạ cho tớ hỏi "someone who is anal about the English language" có nghĩa là gì ạ?
    Anal is shorten for anal-retentive. It is a psychological term negatively used to describe someone who has personality traits associated with meticulousness and obstinacy. Anal is also used to describe a sex act, therefore it is not universally accepted. In fact, if you were to tell someone that he/she is anal or anal-retentive, it's rather vulgar and offensive.

    The correct term that is universally accepted is OCD, shorten for obsessive compulsive disorder. OCD is a type of anxiety disorder that makes the person have upsetting thoughts called obsessions. They do things over and over again to perfect them. The repetitive actions are called compulsions.

    For example, someone who has OCD will keep washing their hands repetitively. Another example is someone who is greatly bothered by a gramatically incorrect sentence. In short, người bị bệnh này cứng đầu lắm.

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    Quote Originally Posted by LtDra View Post
    Thanks for your explanation, Interpreter

    Please be understand that I just want to improve my English. Definitely no offensive at all.
    Here is the link that lead me came up with such as question.
    Of course not, we're all here to learn.

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    Quote Originally Posted by The Interpreter View Post
    Anal is shorten for anal-retentive. It is a psychological term negatively used to describe someone who has personality traits associated with meticulousness and obstinacy. Anal is also used to describe a sex act, therefore it is not universally accepted. In fact, if you were to tell someone that he/she is anal or anal-retentive, it's rather vulgar and offensive.

    The correct term that is universally accepted is OCD, shorten for obsessive compulsive disorder. OCD is a type of anxiety disorder that makes the person have upsetting thoughts called obsessions. They do things over and over again to perfect them. The repetitive actions are called compulsions.

    For example, someone who has OCD will keep washing their hands repetitively. Another example is someone who is greatly bothered by a gramatically incorrect sentence. In short, người bị bệnh này cứng đầu lắm.
    Thank you so very much, Mr. Interpreter!
    After quite long reading and looking for words' meanings, I got what that phrase mean.
    Nhất tự vi sư , bán tự vi sư
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    1st Version:
    Anyone who teaches me one word - even half a word - is still my teacher.
    2nd Version:
    Even he who teaches me the smallest bit can still be called my teacher

    Please correct my grammar as you see fit. Much appreciated!

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