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25 Nov 2021
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When I intend to inform that "I don't know which is true, "Bill ate my pizza" or "Someone else ate my pizza"", can I say "I don't know whether Bill ate my pizza"?
When I intend to inform that "I don't know which is true, "Bill ate my pizza" or "Someone else ate my pizza"", can I say "I don't know whether Bill ate my pizza"?
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Sorry I don’t understand the question:)
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@tabeh0udai Let me apologize for my poor English .
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"Whether" needs "or not".
"I don't know if Bill ate my pizza."
"I don't know if Bill ate my pizza or not."
"I don't know whether Bill ate my pizza or not."
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@Rad05 Thank you.
Does "I don't know whether Bill ate my pizza or not" mean "I don't know which is true, "Bill ate my pizza" or "Bill didn't eat my pizza" "?
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@rikutk Yes, correct.
You may have meant to write "I don't know who ate my pizza."
Or -- I think I know what you want -- "I don't know whether it was Bill who ate my pizza or not."
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@Rad05 Absolutely you know what I want.
I have one last question.
In spoken English, can I substitute "I don't know whether BILL (putting emphasis on Bill) ate my pizza or not." for "I don't know whether it was Bill who ate my pizza or not."?
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The way I interpret that is that no one mentioned Bill eating your pizza, but you're suggesting Bill as a possibility. The previous, longer example, kind of implies that Bill was already a suspect in the conversation.
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