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 source of Stephen is the Greek name Stephanos. This name was borrowed into English long enough ago that the intervocalic [f] sound was voiced to become [v]. This is a regular sound …

This Wikipedia article gives this explanation for the origin of the word gee-gee: The Chester Racecourse site was home to the famous and bloody Goteddsday football match. The game …

I know it originates from "head shrinking", but it doesn't help me a lot to understand the etymology. Why are psychiatrists called that? Is it like "my head is swollen [from anguish, …

2015年11月12日 · This may explain why toast continues to be considered uncountable, even though it comes in countable units. Why did toast start being uncountable, even though the …

2012年3月29日 · I've noticed that people coming from English-speaking countries tend to write "1" without the upstroke and "7" without a dash: which differs from the way the numbers are …

2014年11月28日 · Why to choose or Why choose? [duplicate] Ask Question Asked 10 years, 10 months ago Modified 10 years, 10 months ago

2013年1月18日 · 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 …

Because it's highly volatile and combustible--and therefore becomes gaseous easily. edit: Contrary to the charge in the comments that this is "unsupported speculation," there are in fact …

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