Weather sayings
What does “weather vs whether” mean?
“Weather” is what is happening in the sky. “Whether” means “if”, as in “whether or not”. There is also “wether”, a castrated ram, which comes up less.
“I can’t decide whether the weather is good enough for a walk.”
Get roasted by your own forecastFree, no account, and you pick how rude I get.
Where it comes from
They sound the same in most accents, which is the whole problem. A test that works: if “if” fits, it is “whether”.
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What I think of “weather vs whether”
Weather or not you spell it right, it is still going to rain.
Whether is a choice. Weather is not. Ask anyone in Seattle.
I only deal in weather. Whether you like it is your problem.
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Sources: Merriam-Webster on weather, whether and wether.