Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go.—Oscar Wilde.
Incorrect: Journalists are like dogs, when ever anything moves they begin to bark.
Correct : Journalists are like dogs, whenever anything moves they begin to bark.
Incorrect: She smiles at me when ever I see her.
Correct : She smiles at me whenever I see her.
Incorrect: The computer crashes when ever I try to game.
Correct : The computer crashes whenever I try to game.
When ever will you get over your fear of cats?
When ever will you have this chance again?
When ever will they learn to not put stuff up there?
When ever did these feelings start?
When ever are you going to clean the house?
When, Ever, Is a Murderer Anything but a Murderer?
If your intended meaning is “every time that,” write whenever.
Perhaps you could also address the use of “whenever” when “when” is actually the word needed. For example, “Whenever my car got stuck in the snow today, I had to walk the rest of the way home.” I’m pretty sure this person wasn’t foolish enough to get stuck multiple time in one day. Well, perhaps, for someone uses whenever instead of when…. Sigh. Or is that a regionalism here in north-central PA?
Sometimes, however, Whenever does impart additional meaning. A useful word that probably gets overused from a practical POV. It is stylistically handy.
Is this another one that falls into the same category: “for ever”?
Up until now, I have dismissed this one as a British quirk, such as writing “North West” or “North Western” instead of “Northwest” or “Northwestern”.
The people at the well-respected Northwestern University and those living in the Northwest Territories disagree strongly with other spellings.