
"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 …
etymology - "Philippines" vs. "Filipino" - English Language
2011年11月22日 · 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 …
Why would you do that? - English Language & Usage Stack …
2015年11月20日 · 1 Why would you do that? is less about tenses and more about expressing a somewhat negative surprise or amazement, sometimes enhanced by adding ever: Why would …
etymology - Why "shrink" (of a psychiatrist)? - English Language ...
I know it originates from "head shrinking", but it doesn't help me a lot to understand the etymology. Why are psychiatrists called that? Is it like "my head is swollen [from anguish, …
Do you need the “why” in “That's the reason why”? [duplicate]
Good explanation of why it's optional in this case, although I'm not convinced that reason is the only reasonable antecedent of why. For example, the explanation why is a common usage, …
What is the exclamation "Why, I never!" a contraction of?
2016年11月7日 · The exclamation "Why, I never!" is a well-worn exclamation (I think more common in Britain than in the US?), often used to express indignation upon having been …
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 …
Why do "bomb" and "tomb" have different pronunciations?
2016年4月20日 · Why do "bomb" and "tomb" have different pronunciations? Ask Question Asked 9 years, 4 months ago Modified 5 years, 2 months ago
Why is a woman a "widow" and a man a "widower"?
2011年4月14日 · I suspect because the phrase was only needed for women and widower is a much later literary invention. Widow had a lot of legal implications for property, titles and so on. …
What does "why yes" mean? - English Language & Usage Stack …
A. Why [would you think it would be any less than awesome?], yes of course. or perhaps A. Why [would I even need to be thanked for something I'm happy to do], yes, of course. Don't take …