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,
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,
8 1) Please tell me why is it like that. [grammatically incorrect unless the punctuation is changed. Please tell me: Why is it like that? The question: "Why is [etc.]" is a question form
"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.
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
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). The
I don''t know why, but it seems to me that Bob would sound a bit strange if he said, "Why is it that you have to get going?" in that situation.
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