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  1. "Why ...?" vs. "Why is it that ... ?" - English Language & Usage Stack ...

    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 …

  2. grammaticality - Is it incorrect to say, "Why cannot....?" - English ...

    Dec 2, 2011 · Since we can say "Why can we grow taller?", "Why cannot we grow taller?" is a logical and properly written negative. We don't say "Why we can grow taller?" so the construct …

  3. "Why it is" vs "Why is it" - English Language & Usage Stack …

    Nov 7, 2013 · 8 1) Please tell me why is it like that. [grammatically incorrect unless the punctuation is changed. Please tell me: Why is it like that? The question: "Why is [etc.]" is a …

  4. 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 …

  5. etymology - Why do we call our lovers "baby"? - English Language ...

    Why do we call our lovers "baby"? Ask Question Asked 14 years, 7 months ago Modified 12 years ago

  6. "How come" vs "Why?" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Nov 25, 2010 · Maybe I could say the question with why is a blunt question, whereas the question with how come indicates we admire that the person spoken to has such great knowledge …

  7. Can "why" be a conjunction? - English Language & Usage Stack …

    Nov 27, 2018 · Why is a just a rather odd wh -word. Its distribution is very limited -- it can only have the word reason as its antecedent, and since it's never the subject it's always deletable. …

  8. nouns - Why are words ending in "-um" and "-us" pluralized to …

    These words have these plurals because they are loan words from Latin. Words that come from Latin that end in -um usually have plurals in -a, while those that end in -us have plurals in -i. …

  9. idioms - The times are a-changing? Why a-? - English Language

    While listening to Bob Dylan songs I've heard some strange use of progressive tense (is that the correct term?), the title of this question is one example. Why "the times are a-changing" and …

  10. punctuation - Why is the unit of measure placed before the value …

    Why is the unit of measure placed before the value for currencies? Are there other measures where the unit precedes value? Ask Question Asked 14 years, 4 months ago Modified 9 years, …