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"Why ...?" vs. "Why is it that ... ?" - English Language & Usage …
11 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 …
How did the letter Z come to be associated with sleeping/snoring?
May 26, 2011 · "How and when did the letter Z become to be associated with sleeping?" First of all, zzzz (or z-z-z-z) is sound of snoring, from at least 1918. (Sometimes "a tiny saw cutting …
etymology - "Philippines" vs. "Filipino" - English Language
Nov 22, 2011 · Why is Filipino spelled with an F? Philippines is spelled with a Ph. Some have said that it's because in Filipino, Philippines starts with F; but if this is so, why did we only change …
history - If the letter J is only 400–500 years old, was there a J ...
Jan 29, 2014 · Why that happens is a little complicated, and requires unpacking some assumptions in your question. In the original languages (Latin, Greek, Hebrew) which provide …
What's the history of the English letter "Y" as a "sometimes vowel"?
Nov 6, 2017 · Wondering when and why historically the Anglo-Saxon letter "Y" became a (part-time) vowel substitute for the letter "I", leading to "gymnasium" instead of "gimnasium" or …
What is the origin of the '7 8 9' joke? - English Language & Usage ...
Jan 8, 2021 · 6 Everybody knows the iconic joke, which goes like this: Why was 6 afraid of 7? Because 7 8 9. When I search 'why was 6 afraid of 7 etymology' my results are irrelevant, …
Is "Why to... ..." grammatical? - English Language & Usage Stack …
May 9, 2012 · Unlike how, what, who, where, and probably other interrogatives, why does not normally take to before its infinitive: “Why use page-level permissions” would be the expected …
How do you handle "that that"? The double "that" problem
Sep 25, 2010 · The rules of English grammar are the very reason why such "strange things" happen in the first place. Now, whether or not you actually end up using a double "that" or …
etymology - Where does the term "Smurfing" come from?
Mar 21, 2011 · Why do they get their jollies from doing something so stupid? I think it's interesting to note, however, that this kind of thing was started in Warcraft II days by Shlonglor and his …
What is the origin of the term "blockbuster"?
May 4, 2017 · The original sense of bombs that blast the entire block, the term was used figuratively in the fifties referring to very successful movies, from which the contemporary …