"Whether the weather is hot, whether the weather is cold, whatever the weather, no matter the weather, whether we like it or not"
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"Whether or not you do it doesn't matter"
"Whether you believe me or not isn't up to me"
In the beginning, God created the Heavens and the Earth.
Unpromising is the main meaning of the word inauspicious. A good sentence to use for this word is, it was an inauspicious beginning to the movie.
It's actually notwithstanding, (and not notwothstanding). Anyway, yes, you can use it at the beginning of a sentence.
See whether or not she has come. I doubt whether we can do any better.
Our friendship was beginning to be irreparable.
No, because it is never good to start a sentence with the word "but".
Yes. There is no word or phrase in English that cannot begin or end a sentence.
Yes you can the word rust in a sentence. Some examples are: The car was beginning to rust. Can't you see the rust on the fence? They couldn't use the saw because it was beginning to rust.
Usually at the beginning, for example: Contrary to popular belief, the word contrary is used at the beginning of the sentence in which it is used.
Usually. Starting a sentence like that is a rhetorical thing.
Yes, when also is used at the beginning of a sentence to add emphasis, a comma should be placed after it.
Certainly! "Seldom do I have time to relax during the week."