
"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 …
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 …
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 …
etymology - "Philippines" vs. "Filipino" - English Language
2011年11月22日 · 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 …
Why The Steelers Suck | TheSteelersFans
2022年3月19日 · Why The Steelers Suck Discussion in ' Steelers Talk ' started by Bubbahotep, Aug 20, 2025.
"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 …
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 …
etymology - Why do we call our lovers "baby"? - English Language ...
It's definitely not just English. And perhaps a creepier related question: Why do women sometimes call their boyfriends or husbands "Daddy" or "Papi"?
Why is the word 'number' abbreviated to 'No.' in UK English and …
Why the disparity? And why use 'No.'? Is it from the French? And the hash or pound sign seems a weird choice too, is there a history or any reason involved?
What's this? What is it? but not What's it? - Why?
2014年9月10日 · What's that? Why are people so averse to providing context? English lives and breathes through context. The proper way to approach this is to ask how the expressions are …