"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 the difference …
"Why it is" vs "Why is it" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Nov 7, 2013 · 8 1) Please tell me why is it like that. [grammatically incorrect unless the punctuation is changed. Please tell me: Why is it like that? The question: "Why is [etc.]" is a …
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 should …
“John Doe”, “Jane Doe” - Why are they used many times?
There is no recorded reason why Doe, except there was, and is, a range of others like Roe. So it may have been a set of names that all rhymed and that law students could remember. Or it …
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.
Is "Why to... ..." grammatical? - English Language & Usage Stack …
May 9, 2012 · Unlike how, what, who, where, and probably other interrogatives, why does not normally take to before its infinitive: “Why use page-level permissions” would be the expected …
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 grammaticality and …
word order - "Why is this not" versus "why is not this" - English ...
Mar 16, 2011 · The usual order is "Why is this not [ready yet]?" Inverting it to "Why is not this [rose in bloom]?" might be possible in poetry, but it sounds awkward at best in everyday usage. Note: …
"Why not?" vs. "Why not." - English Language & Usage Stack …
Apr 29, 2018 · My question is: is there flexibility in how one can punctuate the phrase "Why not?" The answer may seem obvious at first...it is a question after all. However, it's also a common …
Origin of "Why, hello there" [duplicate] - English Language & Usage ...
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 puzzling...