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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
- Where does the use of why as an interjection come from?
Why no, no more then reason The OED doesn't explain why it is used in that manner I can only speculate First it was just a question expressing doubt reduced to its essence: It is best that we negotiate a truce with Spain — Why is that so? I believe the Spanish armies cannot threaten us They will fail in their attempt to conquer England
- As to why or of why - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
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- Why cant our receivers run open? - TheSteelersFans
I`m waiting on verification of that, that`s why I said "If " Can`t see much on TV If Mitch is missing open receivers and his throws go to guys who are covered instead, he won`t be starter for long I`m not confident in this upcoming game against the lowly Patsies facing QB Jones with a hurting back or his backup QB due to our own injuries on
- Why wasnt that called intentional grounding? | TheSteelersFans
Apparently their is a loophole in the grounding rule When a QB who is under a ton of pressure and has to get rid of the football…they can simply pass to one of their 5 offensive linemen and only lose 5 yards (along with replaying the down)
- Contextual difference between That is why vs Which is why?
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 sentence, and it has to do primarily with relevance Grammarians often use the terms "restrictive" and "non-restrictive" when it comes to relative clauses
- grammar - Is For why improper English? - English Language Usage . . .
"For why" (also hyphenated or written as one word) meaning "why" as a direct interrogative was used in Old and Middle English (see the MED's entry), but it became obsolete sometime around the year 1500 Other senses of the expression (for example, it was used as a conjunction meaning "because") gradually over time all dropped out of use, so the
- Meaning and correct use of as to why
When used in "as to why, how whether" etc , it is often better to drop "as to" and simply use why, how, whether For example, I don't understand as to why you are going there I don't know as to how to drive a bike I don't know as to whether you'd like it should simply be I don't understand why you are going there I don't know how to drive
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