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Why . . . ? vs. Why is it that . . . ? - English Language Usage Stack . . . Why not: I don't know why, but it seems to me Bob would sound a bit strange if he said, "Why is it that you have to get going?" Eliminating 'that' before 'Bob' would seem to be more in context with the criticism of the way Bob sounds This beside the point that "Why do you have to get going?" is more direct
Why it is vs Why is it - English Language Usage Stack Exchange 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? When that form is put into what is called indirect speech, it becomes: Please tell me why the sky is blue Please tell me why children require so much attention
Origin of Why, hello there [duplicate] - English Language Usage . . . a1616 Shakespeare Two Gentlemen of Verona ɪɪɪ (1623) ɪ i 33 If hap'ly won, perhaps a haplesse gaine, If lost, why then a grieuous labour won 1647 A Cowley Request in Mistress iii, If her chill heart I cannot move, Why, I'le enjoy the very Love 1719 Swift Quiet Life in Wks (1735) II 351 Why Dick, thy Wife has dev'lish whims
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"
Is it true that tuppence refers to a womans vagina in British . . . Why is it that the Brother P-Touch Editor 5 4 gradually becomes slow when switching between documents or their tabs? Where is potential energy stored in a human body? Solution of linear time-variant system and solution of linear system of differential equations
Reason for different pronunciations of lieutenant As to why present day usage is as it is: People can be contrary It's possible the US adopted "Loo" because and only because the Brits said "Lef" -- or vice-versa But it seems the answer is not known by the best scholars Oxford can produce
Origin of fag (meaning a cigarette in British English) According to the Online Etymology Dictionary, it comes from "fag", meaning a loose piece of cloth: fag (n 1) Look up fag at Dictionary com British slang for "cigarette" (originally, especially, the butt of a smoked cigarette), 1888, probably from fag "loose piece, last remnant of cloth" (late 14c , as in fag-end "extreme end, loose piece," 1610s), which perhaps is related to fag (v ), which
grammaticality - Is arent I correct grammar? - English Language . . . Why aren't I being given a pay raise? The Collins English Dictionary says the same, but it says that using aren't as contraction of am not is informal, and chiefly British informal, mainly British (used in interrogative sentences) am not