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  1. "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 …

  2. 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 …

  3. "Why it is" vs "Why is it" - English Language & Usage Stack …

    Nov 7, 2013 · What is the difference between these two sentences: 1 ) Please tell me why is it like that. (should I put question mark at the end) 2 ) Please tell me why it is like that. (should I put …

  4. 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.

  5. “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 …

  6. 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 …

  7. 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 …

  8. etymology - Why "shrink" (of a psychiatrist)? - English Language ...

    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, …

  9. 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 …

  10. writing - Why are numbers sometimes spelled out and then …

    Why are numbers sometimes spelled out and then numerals specified as well? [closed] Ask Question Asked 14 years, 7 months ago Modified 13 years, 1 month ago