"Why ...?" vs. "Why is it that ... ?" - English Language & Usage Stack ...
I don't know why, but it seems to me that Bob would sound a bit strange if he said, "Why is it that you have to get going?" in that situation.
Where does the use of "why" as an interjection come from?
2011年3月18日 · "why" can be compared to an old Latin form qui, an ablative form, meaning how. Today "why" is used as a question word to ask the reason or purpose of something.
"Why it is" vs "Why is it" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
2013年11月7日 · 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 …
Contextual difference between "That is why" vs "Which is why"?
Thus we say: You never know, which is why... but You never know. That is why... And goes on to explain: There is a subtle but important difference between the use of that and which in a …
Do you need the “why” in “That's the reason why”? [duplicate]
Good explanation of why it's optional in this case, although I'm not convinced that reason is the only reasonable antecedent of why. For example, the explanation why is a common usage, and …
grammaticality - Is starting your sentence with “Which is why ...
2022年7月1日 · 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 …
grammaticality - Is it incorrect to say, "Why cannot....?" - English ...
2011年12月2日 · 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 …
What is the purpose of using the word "why" in "why, thank you"?
Why is used here as an interjection. According to Merriam-Webster: —used to express mild surprise, hesitation, approval, disapproval, or impatience <why, here's what I was looking for> In …
"How come" vs "Why?" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
2010年11月25日 · Maybe I could say the question with why is a blunt question, whereas the question with how come indicates we admire that the person spoken to has such great …
Why should the first person pronoun 'I' always be capitalized?
2017年2月24日 · Why should we capitalize the first person pronoun 'I' even when it does not appear at the beginning of a sentence? Why is it not the case for other pronouns?
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