Note 151 – Comparing weather, whether and wether

Today I am comparing three very different words which are all pronounced the same – weather, whether and wether.  Collins English Dictionary & Thesaurus defines the words as follows:

WEATHER is a noun meaning “day to day meterorological conditions”

WHETHER is a conjunction “used to introduce an indirect question or a clause after a verb expressing or implying doubt or choice”

WETHER is a noun meaning “a male sheep, esp. a castrated one”

Here are some examples in sentences:

• It was lovely weather at the weekend.
• It’s difficult to say whether she has gone to lunch or whether she is in a meeting.
• I don’t know whether to go to the party or not.
• The farmer had three rams, two wethers and one ewe.

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Reference list:

 The Collins English Dictionary & Thesaurus – published by HarperCollins Publishers, UK