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Weather vs. Whether

Weather = climate conditions. Whether = if; making a choice.

The comparisoni

✗ Wrong

I don't know weather to stay. The whether is nice.

✓ Correct

I don't know whether to stay. The weather is nice.

The ruleii

WEATHER = rain, sun, temperature.

Sound identical and have similar letter patterns.

Memory aidiii

Remember it like this

WEATHER has 'A' like sAtmosphere. WHETHER has 'HET' like having to choose (H-E-T-E-R).

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