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- What ever whatever - WordReference Forums
Her response is rude, implies she doesn't care, and grammatically incorrect The correct version would be "whatever," which is a relatively recent way of saying, "I don't care about whatever the heck you are talking about" However, for emphasis it is pronounced with a slight pause: "What-ever" I don't think the two word version of "whatever" exists
- ‘Whatever’ vs ‘What Ever’ | WordReference Forums
The American Heritage Dictionary seems to allow both: Both whatever and what ever may be used in sentences such as Whatever (or What ever) made her say that? Critics have occasionally objected to the one-word form, but many respected writers have used it The same is true of the forms whoever, whenever, wherever, and however
- Whatever What happened to. . . ? | WordReference Forums
The definition of whatever in Lexico (Oxford Dictionaries) is Used for emphasis instead of ‘what’ in questions, typically expressing surprise or confusion Asking "Whatever happened to [somebody]?" suggests to me this slight element of 'mystery' - perhaps like somebody who used to be very famous, but who hasn't been seen or heard of for years
- for whatever reason whatever the reason - WordReference Forums
Hello! I'm a bit confused with two similar expressions in the title My understanding was: for whatever reason= meaning "some kind of reason", whatever is used as an adjective modifying the noun reason whatever the reason= meaning "whatever the reason is no matter what the reason is", is being
- be like, yeah, whatever - WordReference Forums
I pretty much agree, but I think that "yeah, whatever" is an expression for "to be indifferent, not to care", i e the two words together form a single unit of meaning (lexical item)
- Whatsoever Vs. Whatever - WordReference Forums
I would like to know your opinion about the difference,in meaning and usage (if there is any of it), between whatsoever and whatever Thank you very much!
- Whatever happens happens - WordReference Forums
What happens happens Whatever will happen will happen What is the deference？ I believe you mean difference, not deference The difference between "happens" and "will happen" is that what "happens" includes what has happened already, whereas what "will happen" is all in the future Both sentences seem fatalistic
- Whatever the case may be whatever may be the case
Whatever is an adverb Often (but not always), when an adverb (or adjective) fronts a clause, the verb and the subject may be inverted Your second example is an example of inversion
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