"Why ...?" vs. "Why is it that ... ?" - English Language & Usage Stack ...
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 …
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 …
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 …
Meaning and correct use of "as to why"
As to why I do, I really don't know. (=...but if you want to ask why I do, I don't know.) I am going for sure. As to whether Jane will go along too, you will have to ask her yourself. English is fun, as …
"Why it is" vs "Why is it" - English Language & Usage Stack …
Nov 7, 2013 · What is the difference between these two sentences: 1 ) Please tell me why is it like that. (should I put question mark at the end) 2 ) Please tell me why it is like that. (should I put …
etymology - People's names as names for genitalia? - English …
May 8, 2011 · There are some popular examples in Portuguese (pt_PT) too, specially for common names. For instance Zé (which is short for José) is sometimes used as Zézinho (sort of: the …
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 …
Why is "pineapple" in English but "ananas" in all other languages?
Nov 7, 2013 · The question is: why did the English adapt the name pineapple from Spanish (which originally meant pinecone in English) while most European countries eventually …
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 …
How did the word "beaver" come to be associated with vagina?
From " Why King George of England May Have to Lose His Beard: How the Game of 'Beaver' Which All England Is Playing Is So Threatening the Proper Reverence for the Throne That …