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 …

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 …

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 …

Dec 4, 2018 · For why' can be idiomatic in certain contexts, but it sounds rather old-fashioned. Googling 'for why' (in quotes) I discovered that there was a single word 'forwhy' in Middle English.

Nov 27, 2018 · Why is a just a rather odd wh -word. Its distribution is very limited -- it can only have the word reason as its antecedent, and since it's never the subject it's always deletable. …

May 19, 2025 · So 'Why did English borrow the French word "rendezvous" with its original spelling and silent letters, while many French loanwords are anglicized?' perhaps needs tweaking.

Oct 2, 2016 · What's the right way to pronounce "why"? Ask Question Asked 9 years, 1 month ago Modified 6 years, 5 months ago

Apr 29, 2018 · My question is: is there flexibility in how one can punctuate the phrase "Why not?" The answer may seem obvious at first...it is a question after all. However, it's also a common …

Because it's highly volatile and combustible--and therefore becomes gaseous easily. edit: Contrary to the charge in the comments that this is "unsupported speculation," there are in fact …

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.