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You can do it however you like. Learn more. Ask Question. Asked 5 years, 11 months ago. Active 4 years, 1 month ago. Viewed 2k times. However, I do often encounter utterances like the first one above, such as: My hope and intent is to contribute in whatever way that I can. Is this usage of "that" with "whatever" wrong, though colloquial? Improve this question. Great question. Sounds correct to my ear when you substitute "the" for "what," even without "that. Perhaps that one example is different from the others.

I will help you in whatever way that is possible. As an editor, I would never let that stand. I would change it to something like I will help you in any way possible. Ricky Whats wrong with using that? It only takes a minute to sign up. Connect and share knowledge within a single location that is structured and easy to search. What's the difference between whatever and whichever? I'm curious because to me those two words seem to have very similar meaning.

The same criteria for choosing between whichever and whatever apply here as for choosing between which and what. This is a question that has been asked several times on ELU, including :. In summary, which is generally to be preferred when choosing from among a restricted set of options known to both interlocutors.

So in the nursery rhyme about the aggressive fish, it is:. In the exchange about music, the answerer is not restricting the choice of music to a limited number of options, so whatever is the natural choice. The trick to understanding these terms is to realize that they apply to any single one of the referents, and at the same time refer to all of the referents.

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