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- Where does the use of why as an interjection come from?
Why no, no more then reason The OED doesn't explain why it is used in that manner I can only speculate First it was just a question expressing doubt reduced to its essence: It is best that we negotiate a truce with Spain — Why is that so? I believe the Spanish armies cannot threaten us They will fail in their attempt to conquer England
- Why it is vs Why is it - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
The question: "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? When that form is put into what is called indirect speech, it becomes: Please tell me why the sky is blue Please tell me why children require so much attention
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There are also many examples of "Why we cannot", but they are not interrogatives JForrest explains that 'cannot' is the negative form of 'can', and so 'cannot' should be placed in the same location as 'can' would be in a sentence Since we can say "Why can we grow taller?", "Why cannot we grow taller?" is a logical and properly written negative
- What is the purpose of using the word why in why, thank you?
Why is used here as an interjection According to Merriam-Webster: —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
- When and why did the N-word and negro go apart?
For example, black businessman James Forten asked in 1831: "Why do our friends as well as our enemies call us negroes? We feel it a term of reproach, and could wish our friends would call us by some other name " By the end of the Civil War, with the abolitionist cause victorious, many simply wanted to leave the older terms behind
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