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- Why . . . ? vs. Why is it that . . . ? - English Language Usage Stack . . .
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
- Why it is vs Why is it - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
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 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?
- 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 to math, forget it (contrast) John and Mary fought over small things all the time, things that you and I most likely won't give a damn
- 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 sentence, and it has to do primarily with relevance Grammarians often use the terms "restrictive" and "non-restrictive" when it comes to relative clauses
- Is Why to. . . . . . grammatical? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
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 permissions That is, it tells you why you should use them “Why to…” and “why not to…” are very common in headings to encourage or discourage the reader, respectively The heading could just as well be
- Is For why improper English? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
For why' can be idiomatic in certain contexts, but it sounds rather old-fashioned Googling 'for why' (in quotes) I discovered that there was a single word 'forwhy' in Middle English
- Origin of Why, hello there [duplicate] - English Language Usage . . .
Possible Duplicate: Where does the use of ldquo;why rdquo; as an interjection come from? This is a common English phrase that I'm sure everyone has heard before However, I find it puzzling
- Why are the United States often referred to as America?
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 example, the official name of Mexico is "los Estados Unidos Mexicanos", which means "the Mexican United States"; nobody is surprised that it is referred to as "Mexico"
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