[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by stugray

When people like reporters say things like:

"We are still waiting to see whether in will rain...."
And I am left hanging waiting for the "OR SOMETHING ELSE"

The "whether" means "OF THE TWO OPTIONS", so it drives me bat-shit crazy when they use "whether" and there are NOT TWO OPTIONS.

if there is only one option USE "IF".

That is so annoying!