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  1. "Why ...?" vs. "Why is it that ... ?" - English Language & Usage Stack ...

    Why not: I don't know why, but it seems to me Bob would sound a bit strange if he said, "Why is it that you have to get going?" Eliminating 'that' before 'Bob' would seem to be more in context …

  2. grammaticality - Is it incorrect to say, "Why cannot....?" - English ...

    Feb 15, 2012 · There are also many examples of "Why we cannot", but they are not interrogatives. JForrest explains that 'cannot' is the negative form of 'can', and so 'cannot' …

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

    Nov 7, 2013 · The question: "Why is [etc.]" is a question form in English: Why is the sky blue? Why is it that children require so much attention? Why is it [or some thing] like that? When that …

  4. Meaning and correct use of "as to why"

    When used in "as to why, how whether" etc., it is often better to drop "as to" and simply use why, how, whether. For example, I don't understand as to why you are going there. I don't know as …

  5. grammar - Is "For why" improper English? - English Language

    Dec 4, 2018 · "For why" (also hyphenated or written as one word) meaning "why" as a direct interrogative was used in Old and Middle English (see the MED's entry), but it became …

  6. pronunciation - Why is "colonel" pronounced "kernel"? - English ...

    Nov 26, 2020 · Why does stat show different timezones corresponding to different files? Can I travel on holiday to the US if I was born in Iran but never had Iranian citizenship, passport but I …

  7. indefinite articles - Is it 'a usual' or 'an usual'? Why? - English ...

    An hour is correct, because hour starts with a vowel sound. People seem to ask most often about words that start with the letters h and u because sometimes these words start with vowel …

  8. Is it true that "tuppence" refers to a woman's vagina in British ...

    I was looking up a definition online, as I often do, in this case the British slang word tuppence; I got the standard "a slang reference to a coin denomination" definition from …

  9. Do you need the “why” in “That's the reason why”? [duplicate]

    The reason (why) that perception is correct is that why is a rather special relative pronoun. Indeed, it's a pronoun that can only refer to one word: reason. Try it with anything else and you …

  10. What do we call the “rd” in “3ʳᵈ” and the “th” in “9ᵗʰ”?

    Aug 23, 2014 · Why does outlet tester indicate wired correctly Where exactly does the "Ode to Joy" start and stop in Symphony no. 9, opus 125, piano transcription by Liszt? How does …