eggcracker
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- May 14, 2012
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- Korean
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- Japan
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- South Korea
I came across difficult sentences.Please give me some explanation about each of the two sentences including 'whether'.
1."With very prominent people, their affairs, whether you're a movie star or a politician, quickly becomes public interest."
I think this sentence above have two option. Can I use 'either' instead of 'whether' in this sentence?
2."On Sunday, millions of people in Africa's largest country begin voting on whether to split it in two."
I'm confused because I've thought that 'whether' should be always followed by 'or not', or 'or' in the sentence. So I guessed the 'or not' is left out.
In the sentence 2, I think the sentence means as same as "On Sunday,..... whether to split in two or not."
Does native speakers usually omit "or not" after "whether"?
1."With very prominent people, their affairs, whether you're a movie star or a politician, quickly becomes public interest."
I think this sentence above have two option. Can I use 'either' instead of 'whether' in this sentence?
2."On Sunday, millions of people in Africa's largest country begin voting on whether to split it in two."
I'm confused because I've thought that 'whether' should be always followed by 'or not', or 'or' in the sentence. So I guessed the 'or not' is left out.
In the sentence 2, I think the sentence means as same as "On Sunday,..... whether to split in two or not."
Does native speakers usually omit "or not" after "whether"?