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Re:George Orwell’s 1984 is currently the top selling book on... by jobigoud on Wednesday January 25, 2017 @01:23AM (#13479160)
I'm not a native speaker but shouldn't this be "of any kind whatsoever"?
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Re:George Orwell’s 1984 is currently the top selling book on... by azernik on Wednesday January 25, 2017 @01:47AM (#13479275)
In current English, yes, but usage was different in the late 18th century. There's quite a lot of archaic language in the Constitution, which is one cause of the endless arguments about its exact interpretation. (Some of the language was very ambiguous even at the time.)
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Re:George Orwell’s 1984 is currently the top selling book on... by ScottBurson on Wednesday January 25, 2017 @01:55AM (#13479320)
"Whatsoever" is the stronger form, but either is correct.
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