Why was Spook a slur used to refer to African Americans? I understand that the word spook is a racial slur that rose in usage during WWII; I also know Germans called black gunners Spookwaffe What I don't understand is why Spook seems to also mean 'ghos
As to why or of why - English Language Usage Stack Exchange Which one is correct and used universally? I don’t owe you an explanation as to why I knocked the glass over I don’t owe you an explanation of why I knocked the glass over Is one used more than
Can why be a conjunction? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange 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 behaves strangely, as you and others point out
Why is pineapple in English but ananas in all other languages? The question is: why did the English adapt the name pineapple from Spanish (which originally meant pinecone in English) while most European countries eventually adapted the name ananas, which came from the Tupi word nanas (also meaning pineapple)