Nov 27, 2018Β Β· 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. Consequently it …

Jan 16, 2011Β Β· Why have a letter in a word when it’s silent in pronunciation, like the b in debt? Can anyone please clarify my uncertainty here?

The grass is wet because it rained last night. This seems the simplest and most elegant expression of the meaning. I am always suspicious of "reason (s)" and "why" being next to each other. There can …

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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 sentence, …

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