INDEFINITE ARTICLES - IS IT 'A USUAL' OR 'AN USUAL'? WHY? - ENGLISH ...
As Jimi Oke points out, it doesn't matter what letter the word starts with, but what sound it starts with. Since "usual" starts with a 'y' sound, it should take 'a' instead of 'an'. Also, If you say "today was … From bing.com
WHERE DOES THE USE OF "WHY" AS AN INTERJECTION COME FROM?
Mar 18, 2011 "why" can be compared to an old Latin form qui, an ablative form, meaning how. Today "why" is used as a question word to ask the reason or purpose of something. From bing.com
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 grammaticality and … From bing.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 bing.com
HOW DOES "PUSSY" COME TO MEAN "COWARD"? - ENGLISH LANGUAGE
The word pussy is often used to mean "coward". This guy is a pussy. and I am wondering why. How are woman's genitals related to being a "coward"? From bing.com
WHY IS 'C*NT' SO MUCH MORE DEROGATORY IN THE US THAN THE UK?
It certainly is offensive here in the US, and I'm not sure why it's considered so much worse than other "Anglo-Saxon" words. I've used all of the other ones on occasion. From bing.com
WHY WAS "SPOOK" A SLUR USED TO REFER TO AFRICAN AMERICANS?
Jul 29, 2023 I understand that the word spook is a racial slur that rose in usage during WWII; I also know Germans called black gunners Spookwaffe. What I don't understand is why. Spook seems … From bing.com
ORIGIN OF FAG (MEANING A CIGARETTE IN BRITISH ENGLISH)
Dec 1, 2015 This appears to be speculative, and doesn't necessarily explain why this definition fell into common usage to indicate a cigarette. I'm looking for something more concrete indicating … From bing.com
"WHY ...?" VS. "WHY IS IT THAT ... ?" - ENGLISH LANGUAGE & USAGE …
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. From bing.com
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