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!
Thank you very much!
Hi Parergon,
To me at least, yes, there is a difference. I like whatsoever, even though (or because) it's a little old-fashioned. I find it the more forcefu lof the two--perhaps because it has four syllables rather than three?![]()
For example:
I want nothing whatever to do with your half-baked plans.
I want nothing whatsoever to do with your half-baked plans.
See what I mean?![]()
These links may help you get a sense of the difference:
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/whatever
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/whatsoever
So, in your eyes, it's just a matter of style (or, sound). Am I right?
I disagree, river, I personally use it quite a lot, especially when emphasis is required. Recently in another thread we were discussing the translation from Spanish about women who had had no education and there I used 'women who had had no education whatsoever' in order to stress that point. My English is decidedly BE and I don't think I'm the only dinosaur from the UK who is still using whatsoever.