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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 the difference in mean...

  2. Why is "pineapple" in English but "ananas" in all other languages?

    Nov 7, 2013 · The question is: why did the English adapt the name pineapple from Spanish (which originally meant pinecone in English) while most European countries eventually adapted the name …

  3. Why is 'c*nt' so much more derogatory in the US than the UK?

    Why is 'c*nt' so much more derogatory in the US than the UK? Ask Question Asked 14 years, 10 months ago Modified 9 years, 2 months ago

  4. etymology - Why does "No" mean "Number?" - English Language

    Aug 13, 2018 · Why does English use "No." as an abbreviation for "Number"? It's a preserved scribal abbreviation like the ampersand & (formed by eliding the letters of et to mean and).

  5. indefinite articles - Is it 'a usual' or 'an usual'? Why? - English ...

    As Jimi Oke points out, it doesn't matter what letter the word starts with, but what sound it starts with. Since "usual" starts with a 'y' sound, it should take 'a' instead of 'an'. Also, If you say "today was an …

  6. etymology - Why is "gee-gee" slang for "horse"? - English Language ...

    This Wikipedia article gives this explanation for the origin of the word gee-gee: The Chester Racecourse site was home to the famous and bloody Goteddsday football match. The game was very violent …

  7. Why we say "an historical" but "a history" [duplicate]

    Possible Duplicate: When should I use “a” versus “an” in front of a word beginning with the letter h? Why do we say an historical but a history? This question was origin...

  8. 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 grammaticality and …

  9. pronunciation - Why is the “L” silent when pronouncing “salmon ...

    Jan 18, 2013 · The reason why is an interesting one, and worth answering. The spurious “silent l” was introduced by the same people who thought that English should spell words like debt and island with …

  10. Why don't most sources classify "when", "where", and "why" as relative ...

    Because where, when, and why have very limited use as relative pronouns. They are most common in headless relative clauses (or disjunctive embedded question complement clauses, depending), like …