"Why ...?" vs. "Why is it that ... ?" - English Language & Usage Stack ...
Why is it that everybody wants to help me whenever I need someone's help? Why does everybody want to help me whenever I need someone's help? Can you please explain to me …
grammaticality - Is starting your sentence with “Which is why ...
Jul 1, 2022 · Is starting your sentence with “Which is why...” grammatically correct? …our brain is still busy processing all the information coming from the phones. Which is why it is impossible …
etymology - "Philippines" vs. "Filipino" - English Language
Nov 22, 2011 · Why is Filipino spelled with an F? Philippines is spelled with a Ph. Some have said that it's because in Filipino, Philippines starts with F; but if this is so, why did we only change …
Do you need the “why” in “That's the reason why”? [duplicate]
Relative why can be freely substituted with that, like any restrictive relative marker. I.e, substituting that for why in the sentences above produces exactly the same pattern of …
As to why or of why - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
May 8, 2020 · Which one is correct and used universally? I don’t owe you an explanation as to why I knocked the glass over. I don’t owe you an explanation of why I knocked the glass over. …
Is "For why" improper English? - English Language & Usage Stack …
Dec 4, 2018 · For why' can be idiomatic in certain contexts, but it sounds rather old-fashioned. Googling 'for why' (in quotes) I discovered that there was a single word 'forwhy' in Middle English.
etymology - Why does "No" mean "Number?" - English Language …
Aug 13, 2018 · Why does English use "No." as an abbreviation for "Number"? It's a preserved scribal abbreviation like the ampersand & (formed by eliding the letters of et to mean and).
pronunciation - Why is the “L” silent when pronouncing “salmon ...
Jan 18, 2013 · The reason why is an interesting one, and worth answering. The spurious “silent l” was introduced by the same people who thought that English should spell words like debt and …
grammaticality - Is it incorrect to say, "Why cannot....?" - English ...
Dec 2, 2011 · Since we can say "Why can we grow taller?", "Why cannot we grow taller?" is a logical and properly written negative. We don't say "Why we can grow taller?" so the construct …
Origin of "Why, hello there" [duplicate] - English Language
Possible Duplicate: Where does the use of “why” as an interjection come from? This is a common English phrase that I'm sure everyone has heard before. However, I find it …