Talk:whatsoever

Three distinct words
Is it OK to use it as three distinct words? For example, which is more correct, What so ever or Whatsoever?


 * I suspect only the single word is acceptable in modern English. Equinox ◑ 22:31, 8 June 2009 (UTC)

Adjective and Pronoun
The same sentence is used as examples for both adjective and pronoun. There has to be an error.

adverb?
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/whatsoever --Backinstadiums (talk) 20:14, 28 June 2021 (UTC)

RFD discussion: November–December 2021
RFD adjective sense: Not an adjective; should be moved to adverb (in my opinion). Unless anyone can see a reason why this sense of "whatsoever" should be treated differently from the corresponding sense of whatever, the purpose of this RFD is only to remind us that whatever is decided for "whatever" here and here should also be applied to "whatsoever". We do not need to repeat all the same arguments here. Mihia (talk) 17:28, 29 November 2021 (UTC)
 * 1) In any way; at all.


 * Yes, an adverb. Just create an ===Adverb=== heading above it; the adjective (current sense 1) is more questionable, Lexico calls it an archaic determiner or pronoun, and judging by the quotation it certainly is archaic. DonnanZ (talk) 17:47, 29 November 2021 (UTC)
 * This is a case where reclassification is needed, it's not a proper RFD. DonnanZ (talk) 21:44, 29 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Yeah, it's probably in the wrong place. It is supposed only to be a memory-jogger, so that eventually some action is taken, as necessary. Mihia (talk) 19:01, 2 December 2021 (UTC)
 * I have recently come across a couple of "adjectives" that were obviously phrases, certainly not adjectives, so I reclassified them. DonnanZ (talk) 16:59, 7 December 2021 (UTC)
 * I don't know which entries you are referring to, but course we do label adjective phrases as "adjective" not "phrase". Mihia (talk) 10:04, 9 December 2021 (UTC)


 * Adj sense deleted, content moved to adverb section, same as "whatever". Mihia (talk) 11:26, 10 December 2021 (UTC)