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

    Nov 7, 2013 · 1) Please tell me why is it like that. [grammatically incorrect unless the punctuation is changed. Please tell me: Why is it like that? The question: "Why is [etc.]" is a question form …

  2. Is "Why to... ..." grammatical? - English Language & Usage Stack …

    May 9, 2012 · It’s a headline, first of all, where some grammatical rules are different anyway. So this is not a sentence, but a noun phrase: (This section tells you) why to use page-level …

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

    As to why I do, I really don't know. (=...but if you want to ask why I do, I don't know.) I am going for sure. As to whether Jane will go along too, you will have to ask her yourself. English is fun, as …

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

    Feb 15, 2012 · 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 …

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

    I don't know why, but it seems to me that Bob would sound a bit strange if he said, "Why is it that you have to get going?" in that situation.

  6. 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 …

  7. Do you need the “why” in “That's the reason why”?

    Good explanation of why it's optional in this case, although I'm not convinced that reason is the only reasonable antecedent of why. For example, the explanation why is a common usage, …

  8. 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.

  9. etymology - "Philippines" vs. "Filipino" - English Language

    Nov 22, 2011 · 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 change …

  10. history - If the letter J is only 400–500 years old, was there a J ...

    Jan 29, 2014 · Why that happens is a little complicated, and requires unpacking some assumptions in your question. In the original languages (Latin, Greek, Hebrew) which provide …