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    What do we call the “rd” in “3ʳᵈ” and the “th” in “9ᵗʰ”?

    Aug 23, 2014 · Our numbers have a specific two-letter combination that tells us how the number sounds. For example 9th 3rd 301st What do we call these special sounds?

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    "Why ...?" vs. "Why is it that ... ?" - English Language & Usage Stack ...

    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 …

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    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 …

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    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 …

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    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 …

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    Is "Why to... ..." grammatical? - English Language & Usage Stack …

    May 9, 2012 · It’s a headline, first of all, where some grammatical rules are different anyway. So this is not a sentence, but a noun phrase: (This section tells you) why to use page-level …

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    How did the word "beaver" come to be associated with vagina?

    From " Why King George of England May Have to Lose His Beard: How the Game of 'Beaver' Which All England Is Playing Is So Threatening the Proper Reverence for the Throne That …

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    Meaning and correct use of "as to why"

    As to why I do, I really don't know. (=...but if you want to ask why I do, I don't know.) I am going for sure. As to whether Jane will go along too, you will have to ask her yourself. English is fun, as …

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    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 …

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    "Maths" for "Mathematics"; where does the S come from?

    May 17, 2014 · So in US English we shorten mathematics to math, and in the UK they say maths. Where does the 'S' come from in the UK version? For some reason I had it in my head that …

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