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  1. orthography - Why is it "wherever" instead of "whereever"? - English ...

    The popular question words how, when, what, why, which and some more all have their accompanying word ending in -ever, like however and whatever. It seems to me that the word wherever is somewhat

  2. "Wherever or Whenever" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    May 24, 2016 · Apologies for the title which sounds like the Shakira classic, but would you say "Thank you for providing help whenever possible" or "wherever possible"

  3. Do the words 'Where' and 'Wherever' mean the same in this sentence?

    Dec 28, 2023 · In the cited context, wherever is an "emphatic" alternative to where. But a "stylistic choice" like that is unusual in the context of legal texts, so at least some readers will try to come up …

  4. grammar - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Apr 10, 2021 · Do I include "that" or leave it out when used adjacent to "whatever, whereever, etc." such as in the following example? Ask Question Asked 4 years, 8 months ago Modified 3 years, 10 …

  5. Improper use of "Whenever" - English Language & Usage Stack …

    Mar 24, 2011 · I increasingly encounter people who misuse "whenever" when they really mean "when": Whenever I first came to St. Louis, I lived with my Aunt Judy... Bugs me to death. Obviously they are …

  6. subordinate clauses - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Feb 13, 2023 · The post was edited. The present question was a tangent to the original question, so please excuse the windy logic. In The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language, Huddleston …

  7. How to distinguish between “however” and “whenever”?

    Sep 2, 2014 · "Forever" is the correct word in that sentence, and you should not replace it with either "whenever" or "however". If you want to completely rephrase the statement, you could start it with …

  8. Using "though" at the beginning of the following sentence

    She would just follow us quietly to whereever we went, like a little stray cat. Though she spent most of her time sitting on the wooden steps that led to the beach, gazing vacantly at the blue ocean.

  9. grammaticality - Where I was or where I were? - English Language ...

    Sep 14, 2019 · The correct conjugation of "to be" in first person singular, past tense, is "I was". Therefore, "Where I was" is correct and "Where I were" is incorrect. The confusion may arise from …

  10. Correct use of lie or lay in the following context

    Jul 30, 2014 · I based my final year project around web technologies where my strengths lie. OR I based my final year project around web technologies where my strengths lay.