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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
- Reason for different pronunciations of lieutenant
While Americans (and possibly others) pronounce this as "loo-tenant", folks from the UK pronounce it as "lef-tenant" Why?
- Origin of fag (meaning a cigarette in British English)
This appears to be speculative, and doesn't necessarily explain why this definition fell into common usage to indicate a cigarette I'm looking for something more concrete indicating what caused it to be used in this context What is the origin of this meaning of the word?
- How does pussy come to mean coward?
The word pussy is often used to mean "coward" This guy is a pussy and I am wondering why How are woman's genitals related to being a "coward"?
- Does pro- always precede pre- in a sequence? If so, why?
In biological vocabulary, sometimes both pre- and pro- are used as prefixes to indicate something earlier in a sequence For example, pro-B cells develop into pre-B cells, which eventually develop
- Where does the use of why as an interjection come from?
"why" can be compared to an old Latin form qui, an ablative form, meaning how Today "why" is used as a question word to ask the reason or purpose of something
- 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 Banishment of the Royal Whiskers Seems Imperative," in the Washington [D C ] Times (October 22, 1922):
- Why there are two different meanings for triweekly?
1 Why there are two different meanings for “triweekly”? It's almost as though the language evolved rather than being properly designed Is there another word to indicate a period of exactly 3 weeks? Yes, "three-weekly" And for the other meaning (three times a week): "thrice-weekly"
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