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- adverb For whatever
reason .
Etymologies
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Examples
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The second was quiet, and then suggested that one bank be left in private hands. “whyever for?” demanded the first.
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February 6th, 2010 at 10: 20 am katy says: whyever was mr. boots voted down …??? that reflexive action has cheapened the dialog around here …
Think Progress » Steele: ‘Trust Me, After Taxes, A Million Dollars Is Not A Lot Of Money’ 2010
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I could hide, and I could live, so whyever would I choose to die?
Enjoyment 2010
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Because I'm in no position to go inferring general conclusions about chimneys based on the solitary one I happen to be nestled up against — whyever it is I'm nestled up against it.
Rooftop 2010
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He reminded me of Reese Witherspoons dad in the Blonde flick, who is standing by the pool with his martini glass and asks her with bored puzzlement in his voice, as she floats in the pool with her hotpink sequined bikini, 'whyever would you want to go to law school Elle, that is for boring folks who want to work, not us ....
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The winner, as per always, gets a guest blog to talk about whatever, whomever or whyever they want.
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Gosh, whyever are we in JUNE at this point, hmmmm?
Hillary's Top Fundraising Official Says There's "Risk" Of Obama Loss If She Isn't Invited To Be Veep 2009
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The message of God's Incarnation and Christ's Passion is that, whyever evil exists, God suffers all of it with us.
Macho Jesus for men. Ann Althouse 2009
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Then whyever would one expect them to vote for the Republican candidate over Obama, who will then be the clearly more populist, combative candidate with working class concerns at heart?
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The winner, as per always, gets a guest blog to talk about whatever, whomever or whyever they want.
gerwitz commented on the word whyever
I don't care that no dictionary appears to include whyever. If wherever, whoever, and whatever are legitimate, then I'm using whyever.
July 30, 2007
seanahan commented on the word whyever
What about whenever, however, and whatsoever? I sense a list coming on. Actually, I don't know that I've ever seen wherever as one word.
July 30, 2007
slumry commented on the word whyever
Actually, whyever is in the OED. And whyever shouldn't it be?
July 30, 2007
gerwitz commented on the word whyever
Zounds! I can't believe I neglected the OED when searching for whyever. I've become far too dependant on the readily-accessible and online.
July 30, 2007
reesetee commented on the word whyever
The OED *is* online--but you have to have a subscription to make full use of the site. :-)
July 30, 2007
slumry commented on the word whyever
I agree, gerwitz--it is so much easier to use the on-line sources. My OED is the two volume set with magnifying glass; it is a major productionfor me to use it. I would love to be able to use the on-line OED but there is no way I could justify the expense for my current purposes.
July 30, 2007
reesetee commented on the word whyever
However, if you can manage to build an extra room on your house to hold all the volumes, you could order the full (non-microscopic) OED. ;-)
July 30, 2007
slumry commented on the word whyever
You are so right, R. I am trying to figure out where to put all my books as it is--but dictionaries, and especially OED, are sacred, aren't they? :)
July 30, 2007
reesetee commented on the word whyever
Sacred and BIG! ;-)
July 30, 2007
slumry commented on the word whyever
Maybe I could gut most of the rooms in my house and install bookshelves and reading nooks--oh wait, my SO would have an opinion, too. Rats!
July 30, 2007
reesetee commented on the word whyever
So inconvenient. ;->
July 30, 2007
seanahan commented on the word whyever
Most college networks have a subscription to the OED, so if you have access to a college network, you can read the definitions for free.
July 31, 2007
reesetee commented on the word whyever
True, seanahan--thanks for mentioning that. That's how I access it, come to think of it.
July 31, 2007