Depend at & Where & Whichever & Which can be Suffci Condi

[lathlee]

Hi. Dave and other amazing members,

today, my question is "depend at" "Where" "whichever" "Which" can be sufficient conditional indicators? I know i already asked whereever and dave said where can be sufficient conditional indicators which i agree it can, but i don't think it is as absoulte as When. Also I thought over a weekend, isn't Whichever, can be just as sufficient indicator as whenever? Ex: Whichever, clothes you buy, i also buy.

also, whatabout depends at? I know depends upon/on is necessary condition indicator but let's say EX: if I say My vacation timing is depends at Tim's Vacation time choice.

Thank you

[Adam Tyson]

Context is key, lathlee. If the words create a relationship that could be re-worded as "if this, then that", without changing the original meaning, then you can treat that relationship as conditional. It's not those words themselves that do it, but the way they are used and the relationships they create.

Your use of "depends at" is a little odd - I don't think there is any correct use of that idiom in English. The proper use of "depends" is in conjunction with "on" or "upon". So let's use one of those phrases in your example: "My vacation timing depends upon Tim's vacation time choice." Is this conditional? Can we change it to an "if...then" statement? Not that I can see, not without more information about how Tim's choice impacts my choice. So in this case, "depends upon" is NOT indicating a conditional relationship.

Your "whichever" example, however, IS conditional, and can be translated into "if you buy certain clothes, then I buy those same clothes."

Use context, and translation into "if...then" terms whenever you are uncertain as to whether a conditional relationship exists. Keep up the good work!