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
CONTEXTUAL DIFFERENCE BETWEEN "THAT IS WHY" VS "WHICH IS WHY"?
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 sentence, … 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
HOW DID THE LETTER Z COME TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH SLEEPING/SNORING?
May 26, 2011 See also Why Does ZZZ mean sleep? for another theory: The reason zzz came into being is that the comic strip artists just couldn’t represent sleeping with much. ... As the … From english.stackexchange.com
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' should be placed in … From english.stackexchange.com
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 … From english.stackexchange.com
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 … From english.stackexchange.com
WHAT DO WE CALL THE “RD” IN “3ʳᵈ” AND THE “TH” IN “9ᵗʰ”?
Aug 23, 2014 @WS2 In speech, very nearly always. In writing, much less so. I think what may be going on is that one just assumes that “June 1” is pronounced “June First”, or “4 July” as … From english.stackexchange.com
IS "WHY TO... ..." GRAMMATICAL? - ENGLISH LANGUAGE & USAGE STACK …
May 9, 2012 Why (which has no counterpart in ·ever) appears freely in the interrogative construction, as in This is why I’m leaving, but is marginally possible in the pseudo-cleft: Why … From english.stackexchange.com
"WHY ...?" VS. "WHY IS IT THAT ... ?" - ENGLISH LANGUAGE & USAGE …
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 … From english.stackexchange.com
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