TERMINOLOGY - WHY USE BCE/CE INSTEAD OF BC/AD? - ENGLISH …
Why do people use the latter terminology? For one thing, I find it confusing. It doesn't help that BCE is similar to BC. But moreover, there is only one letter of difference between the two … From english.stackexchange.com
HOW DO YOU HANDLE "THAT THAT"? THE DOUBLE "THAT" PROBLEM
Sep 25, 2010 The rules of English grammar are the very reason why such "strange things" happen in the first place. Now, whether or not you actually end up using a double "that" or … 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
IS "WHY TO... ..." GRAMMATICAL? - ENGLISH LANGUAGE & USAGE STACK …
May 9, 2012 Unlike how, what, who, where, and probably other interrogatives, why does not normally take to before its infinitive: “Why use page-level permissions” would be the expected … From english.stackexchange.com
May 4, 2017 The original sense of bombs that blast the entire block, the term was used figuratively in the fifties referring to very successful movies, from which the contemporary … From english.stackexchange.com
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 … 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
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 … From english.stackexchange.com
HOW DID THE LETTER Z COME TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH SLEEPING/SNORING?
May 26, 2011 Edit: Another Wikipedia page: The big Z It is a convention in American comics that the sound of a snore can be reduced to a single letter Z. Thus a speech bubble with this letter … From english.stackexchange.com
"WHY ...?" VS. "WHY IS IT THAT ... ?" - ENGLISH LANGUAGE & USAGE …
11 Why is it that everybody wants to help me whenever I need someone's help? Why does everybody want to help me whenever I need someone's help? Can you please explain to me … From english.stackexchange.com
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