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
a1616 Shakespeare Two Gentlemen of Verona ɪɪɪ (1623) ɪ. i. 33 If hap'ly won, perhaps a haplesse gaine, If lost, why then a grieuous labour won. 1647 A. Cowley Request in Mistress iii, If her … From english.stackexchange.com
WHAT'S THE PROPER WAY TO HANDWRITE A LOWERCASE LETTER A?
Oct 31, 2017 But why are there two different As? Back in ye olde days there were many ways to write a lower-case A. (The same went for other letters, for example þ was later written "y", … From english.stackexchange.com
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 … From english.stackexchange.com
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 … From english.stackexchange.com
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 … 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
"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 … 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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