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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. 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 …

  3. "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 …

  4. Is "For why" improper English? - English Language & Usage Stack …

    Dec 4, 2018 · 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.

  5. 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 …

  6. “John Doe”, “Jane Doe” - Why are they used many times?

    There is no recorded reason why Doe, except there was, and is, a range of others like Roe. So it may have been a set of names that all rhymed and that law students could remember. Or it …

  7. Do you need the “why” in “That's the reason why”? [duplicate]

    Relative why can be freely substituted with that, like any restrictive relative marker. I.e, substituting that for why in the sentences above produces exactly the same pattern of …

  8. word order - "Why is this not" versus "why is not this" - English ...

    Mar 16, 2011 · The usual order is "Why is this not [ready yet]?" Inverting it to "Why is not this [rose in bloom]?" might be possible in poetry, but it sounds awkward at best in everyday usage. …

  9. "Why not?" vs. "Why not." - English Language & Usage Stack …

    Apr 29, 2018 · My question is: is there flexibility in how one can punctuate the phrase "Why not?" The answer may seem obvious at first...it is a question after all. However, it's also a common …

  10. Why is "t" sometimes pronounced like "d" in American English?

    Feb 24, 2011 · That's why pasta e fagioli comes out pastafazool, or capicola is pronounced something like gabbagool, in many Italian dialects. (And yes, I did understand that you meant …