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Homophones 3

whether or weather ['weðə]. Whether – introducing two alternative words or ideas. Weather – atmospheric conditions. There is a famous tongue-twister: “Whether the weather be fine, or whether the weather be not. Whether the weather be cold, or whether the weather be hot. We’ll weather the weather, whatever the weather, whether we like it or not!”

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