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whether … or …

We can use whether … or … as a double conjunction, with a similar meaning to It doesn’t matter whether … or …

  • The ticket will cost the same, whether we buy it now or wait till later.

Present tenses are used to refer to the future.

  • Whether we go by bus or train, it’ll take at least six hours.

Several structures are possible with whether … or not.

  • Whether you like it or not, …
  • Whether or not you like it, …
  • Whether you like it or whether you don’t, …
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For whether and if, (see here).