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Bookmark or Share- Whatever ... your boat - WordReference ForumsIn the "naval and negative" category, I have heard "whatever sinks your battleship," surely a reference to the game "Battleship." EDIT: On a lark, I checked Google for instances of "whatever floats your dingy" (using the homophone "dingy" instead of "dinghy," and found another 7,000-plus hits.
- whatever it be/is - WordReference Forums"Whatever it be" might have been the way to say it in Shakespeare's time. Nowadays you can say "whatever it may be". I probably wouldn't use "wish" without "I". I like sound shift's suggestion, "Whatever you decide, good luck!"
- whatever you feel more comfortable with - WordReference ForumsI want to know how to say this specific phrase "whatever you feel more comfortable with." The complete context is "...so we can chat in Spanish or English, whatever you feel more comfortable with." Please help me on this. Thanks!
- Whatever the reason (is), the fact remains thatI would use both in everyday informal speech, but would tend to miss out 'is' if I were writing, as it is not necessary. If you add 'is' in speech, it is often done with extra intonation on the 'is': 'Whatever the reason is, . . . ' I'm not sure of the correct grammatical rules here: this is just what I see as common usage.
- Whatsoever Vs. Whatever - WordReference Forums'Whatever", unfortunately, has become popular as an answer when the person is less than enthusiastic about doing something. For example: [to a child], "You need to clean your room." [Response], "Whatever." It's a verbal shortcut for "Whatever you want, Mom." or "Whatever job you want me to do, Mom.", but it is not heard in a positive tone of voice.
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