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- Why . . . ? vs. Why is it that . . . ? - English Language Usage Stack . . .
11 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 the difference in meaning between these two questions? I don't see it
- How did the letter Z come to be associated with sleeping snoring?
Edit: Another Wikipedia page: The big Z It is a convention in American comics that the sound of a snore can be reduced to a single letter Z Thus a speech bubble with this letter standing all alone (again, drawn by hand rather than a font type) means the character is sleeping in most humorous comics This can be seen, for instance, in Charles Schulz's Peanuts comic strips Being such a long
- etymology - Philippines vs. Filipino - English Language Usage . . .
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 change the beginning
- As to why or of why - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Which one is correct and used universally? I don’t owe you an explanation as to why I knocked the glass over I don’t owe you an explanation of why I knocked the glass over Is one used more than
- 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
- When is it necessary to use have had?
I have come across a few sentences that contain "have had" I would like to know in what kind of situations we should use this combination
- meaning - XOXO means hugs and kisses but why? - English Language . . .
The reason why hugs and kisses is rendered XOXO and not OXOX is unknown Maybe it because of the influence of Tic-tac-toe However, according to ScoopWhoop, it's under debate
- 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, misery, stress
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