"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 …
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 is "pineapple" in English but "ananas" in all other languages?
2013年11月7日 · The question is: why did the English adapt the name pineapple from Spanish (which originally meant pinecone in English) while most European countries eventually …
"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 …
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 …
Why do we use "-s" with verbs - English Language & Usage Stack …
2017年4月22日 · You might as well ask why verbs have a past tense, why nouns have plural forms, why nouns are not verbs, why we use prepositions, etc. Simply because that’s an …
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?
Why is the word "pants" plural? - English Language & Usage Stack …
2010年12月21日 · Why is the word "pants" plural? Ask Question Asked 14 years, 9 months ago Modified 3 years, 11 months ago
etymology - Why does "No" mean "Number?" - English Language …
2018年8月13日 · Why does English use "No." as an abbreviation for "Number"? It's a preserved scribal abbreviation like the ampersand & (formed by eliding the letters of et to mean and).