emphasis You use whatever after a noun group in order to emphasize a negative statement. There is no evidence whatever that competition in broadcasting has ever reduced costs I have nothing whatever to say. = whatsoever
this part (between the "www " and the " com") is the name of the company or organization you are trying to reach If you visit www yahoo com, you are going to the website of Yahoo! Inc However, if you go to news yahoo com, you are still going to Yahoo!'s website, just a different part of it
(by bluejerk; 0 terms defined Last modified 12/1/2001 8: 24: 00 AM )What do you want?
emphasis You use whatever to ask in an emphatic way about something which you are very surprised about. Whatever can you mean? = what
vagueness You use whatever when you are indicating that you do not know the precise identity, meaning, or value of the thing just mentioned. I thought that my upbringing was `normal', whatever that is
feelings You say `whatever you say' to indicate that you accept what someone has said, even though you do not really believe them or do not think it is a good idea. `We'll go in your car, Billy.' --- `Whatever you say.'
You use whatever to say that something is the case in all circumstances. We shall love you whatever happens, Diana People will judge you whatever you do She runs about 15 miles a day every day, whatever the weather
emphasis You say whatever you do when giving advice or warning someone about something. Whatever you do, don't look for a pay increase when you know the company is going through some difficulty
Anything soever which; the thing or things of any kind; being this or that; of one nature or another; one thing or another; anything that may be; all that; the whole that; all particulars that; used both substantively and adjectively
A holophrastic expression used discourteously to indicate that the speaker does not consider the matter worthy of further discussion
one or some or every or all without specification; "give me any peaches you don't want"; "not any milk is left"; "any child would know that"; "pick any card"; "any day now"; "cars can be rented at almost any airport"; "at twilight or any other time"; "beyond any doubt"; "need any help we can get"; "give me whatever peaches you don't want"; "no milk whatsoever is left"
A Fundie dismissal of a valid point made by an opponent May be translated as meaning, "You're right, and I'm bitter about it "
You say or whatever to refer generally to something else of the same kind as the thing or things that you have just mentioned. You may like a Malt whisky that is peatier, or smokier, or sweeter, or whatever
orig. James Ahearn born Feb. 1, 1839, Troy, N.Y., U.S. died June 2, 1901, New York, N.Y. U.S. playwright. He worked as a traveling actor before achieving success with his first play, Hearts of Oak (1879; written with David Belasco). Margaret Fleming (1890) is considered his major achievement, though Shore Acres (1892) was his most popular play. He helped bridge the gap between 19th-century melodrama and the 20th-century drama of ideas