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Sat 3 Nov, 2007 08:00 am
1. Please check if they are ready to go
2. Please check whether they are ready to go
Are there any difference in the sentences? I don't think so.
Many thanks.
Although they are fast becoming interchangeable, I think it's good practice to distinguish between these words.
Use "if" for a conditional idea, "whether" for an alternative or possibility. Thus, "Let me know if you'll be coming" means that I want to hear from you only if you're coming. But "Let me know whether you'll be coming" means that I want to hear from you about your plans one way or the other.
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