Why can be compared to an old latin form qui, an ablative form, meaning how Today why is used as a question word to ask the reason or purpose of something. 8 1) please tell me why is it like that [grammatically incorrect unless the punctuation is changed Why is it like that Why is [etc.] is a question form in english
Why is the sky blue Why is it that children require so much attention Why is it [or some thing] like that? Good explanation of why it's optional in this case, although i'm not convinced that reason is the only reasonable antecedent of why For example, the explanation why is a common usage, and i don't think you can freely substitute that in that case either (perhaps it's already a contraction of the explanation of why?)
Why don't these words fit the pattern of thirteen through nineteen So why is it often referred to as ekg instead of ecg (ecg is an acronym for electrocardiogram, and it appears to be used twice as often in english literature as ekg. I know it originates from head shrinking, but it doesn't help me a lot to understand the etymology Why are psychiatrists called that Is it like my head is swollen [from anguish, misery, stress.
Why does english use no. as an abbreviation for number It's a preserved scribal abbreviation like the ampersand & (formed by eliding the letters of et to mean and) The oed has it in use from the 8th century, based on the ablative numerō used for an implied preposition in X in or according to number It also gets used by the french based on numéro, which produced wiktionary's erroneous. Since we can say why can we grow taller?, why cannot we grow taller? is a logical and properly written negative
