https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/21592/why-vs-why-is-it-that
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.
https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/16762/where-does-the-use-of-why-as-an-interjection-come-from
Mar 18, 2011 · "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.
https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/134670/why-it-is-vs-why-is-it
Nov 7, 2013 · 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.
https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/95165/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
https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/119877/do-you-need-the-why-in-thats-the-reason-why
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 us
https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/38141/meaning-and-correct-use-of-as-to-why
As to why I do, I really don't know. (=...but if you want to ask why I do, I don't know.) I am going for sure. As to whether Jane will go along too, you will have to ask her yourse
https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/50251/is-it-incorrect-to-say-why-cannot
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 co
https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/67099/is-why-to-grammatical
May 9, 2012 · It’s a headline, first of all, where some grammatical rules are different anyway. So this is not a sentence, but a noun phrase: (This section tells you) why to use
https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/43149/why-shrink-of-a-psychiatrist
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 anguis
https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/430720/what-part-of-speech-is-why-in-the-following-example
Feb 12, 2018 · In the sentence "Why is this here?", is "why" an adverb? What part of speech is "why?" I think it modifies the verb "is", so I think it is an adverb.