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- What do we call the “rd” in “3ʳᵈ” and the “th” in “9ᵗʰ”?
Why does outlet tester indicate wired correctly Where exactly does the "Ode to Joy" start and stop in Symphony no 9, opus 125, piano transcription by Liszt? How does QGIS number features, so I may find the erroneous one I get when using data analysis?
- 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
- indefinite articles - Is it a usual or an usual? Why? - English . . .
An hour is correct, because hour starts with a vowel sound People seem to ask most often about words that start with the letters h and u because sometimes these words start with vowel sounds and sometimes they start with consonant sounds
- Why are the United States often referred to as America?
Why would it be strange to shorten this? It is common to shorten the official name of a country — most people don't even know the official names for the various countries For example, the official name of Mexico is "los Estados Unidos Mexicanos", which means "the Mexican United States"; nobody is surprised that it is referred to as "Mexico"
- etymology - Philippines vs. Filipino - English Language Usage . . .
As to why, there's this answer: English never had a suitable equivalent for Filipino – a “Philippine,” “Philippian” or “Philippinian” probably just didn’t sound right, so English adopted the Spanish word Filipino, retaining the letter F and the suffix, “ino "
- Im well vs. Im good vs. Im doing well, etc
I think this question is actively pernicious By implying that there's something wrong with <i>the way real people actually use the "how are you" standard greeting-and-response< i> in the title, you run a serious risk of hopelessly confusing students of the language who don't know any better
- How does pussy come to mean coward?
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