WHAT IS THE ORIGIN/FORMAL DEFINITIONS OF THE PHRASE "PROS AND CONS ...
Feb 22, 2014 The phrase "pros and cons" is often used to weigh the positive and negative effects that would result from taking a particular course of action. When trying to explain to … From english.stackexchange.com
WHY ARE THE UNITED STATES OFTEN REFERRED TO AS AMERICA?
Nov 16, 2010 Why would it be strange to shorten this? It is common to shorten the official name of a country — most people don't even know the official names for the various countries. For … From english.stackexchange.com
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 … From english.stackexchange.com
WHAT'S THE HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH LETTER "Y" AS A "SOMETIMES VOWEL"?
Nov 6, 2017 Wondering when and why historically the Anglo-Saxon letter "Y" became a (part-time) vowel substitute for the letter "I", leading to "gymnasium" instead of "gimnasium" or … From english.stackexchange.com
"WHY IT IS" VS "WHY IS IT" - ENGLISH LANGUAGE & USAGE STACK …
Nov 7, 2013 8 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 … From english.stackexchange.com
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 … From english.stackexchange.com
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 … From english.stackexchange.com
HOW DID THE LETTER Z COME TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH SLEEPING/SNORING?
May 26, 2011 "How and when did the letter Z become to be associated with sleeping?" First of all, zzzz (or z-z-z-z) is sound of snoring, from at least 1918. (Sometimes "a tiny saw cutting … From english.stackexchange.com
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 … From english.stackexchange.com
WHAT DO WE CALL THE “RD” IN “3ʳᵈ” AND THE “TH” IN “9ᵗʰ”?
Aug 23, 2014 Our numbers have a specific two-letter combination that tells us how the number sounds. For example 9th 3rd 301st What do we call these special sounds? From english.stackexchange.com
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