Why can be compared to an old latin form qui, an ablative form, meaning how Why are psychiatrists called that Today why is used as a question word to ask the reason or purpose of something.
Why is My Female Dog Leaking Brown Fluid From Anus
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 Googling 'for why' (in quotes) i discovered that there was a single word 'forwhy' in middle english. What is the difference between these two sentences 1 ) please tell me why is it like that
(should i put question mark at the end) 2 ) please tell me why it is like that 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 yourself
English is fun, as to math, forget it
(contrast) john and mary fought over small things all the time, things that you and i most likely won't give a damn. Unlike how, what, who, where, and probably other interrogatives, why does not normally take to before its infinitive I wonder if this is dialectal, or perhaps just individual. 44 why is used here as an interjection
—used to express mild surprise, hesitation, approval, disapproval, or impatience <why, here's what i was looking for> in my experience, the extra why in why, thank you is used mainly to avoid appearing too abrupt in one's thankfulness. Why did the english adapt the name pineapple from spanish (which originally meant pinecone in english) while most european countries eventually adapted the name ananas, which came from the tupi word nanas (also meaning pineapple). I know it originates from head shrinking, but it doesn't help me a lot to understand the etymology