Thus we say: You never know, which is why. but You never know. That is why. And goes on to explain: There is a subtle but important difference between the use of that and which in a sentence, โ€ฆ

Nov 27, 2018ย ยท Why is a just a rather odd wh -word. Its distribution is very limited -- it can only have the word reason as its antecedent, and since it's never the subject it's always deletable. Consequently it โ€ฆ

Possible Duplicate: Where does the use of “why” as an interjection come from? This is a common English phrase that I'm sure everyone has heard before. However, I find it puzzling.

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Mar 22, 2023ย ยท The questions How? and Why? only have similar answers where the reason for something is the cause. This is the case for a question like "Why is the boy so big?" โ€” he has eaten โ€ฆ

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