Use if for a conditional idea, whether for an alternative or possibility.
• Let me know if you'll be coming means that I want to hear from you only if you're coming.
• Let me know whether you'll be coming means that I want to hear from you about your plans one way or the other.
(Garner, The Oxford Dictionary of American Usage and Style)
Monday, August 30, 2010
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