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Discover LudwigThe phrase "not a whit" is correct and usable in written English.
It is an idiom that means "not at all," and can be used to emphasize a lack of something. For example: "The crowd was silent, not a whit of sound echoing through the auditorium."
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Not a whit.
PRINCE: Not a whit, i' faith.
In one sense, this matters not a whit.
Yet Republican prescriptions have changed not a whit.
But there's none of that here, not a whit of sensuality or humor.
Despite what must be deep pain, there's not a whit of rage to her.
That ship will offer us not a whit of protection in the war on terror.
What follows includes not a whit of graphic detail, but its awfulness requires none.
The construction industry, he said, has mostly cared not a whit.
The majority of French people care not a whit for the consequences.
She added that she had "not a whit" of interest in running for president.
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