"Why not?" vs. "Why not." - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
...My question is: is there flexibility in how one can punctuate the phrase "Why not?" The answer may seem obvious at first...it is a question after all. However, it's also a common idiom, and I am...
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questions - Nuance of the reply, "Why not?" - English Language & Usage ...
...Why not means There is no reason why you can't borrow my pen. I wouldn't say that's it's a super common response to your example question, but you could certainly say it....
https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/416480/nuance-of-the-reply-why-not
grammar - Is it right to say "Why not [verb]"? - English Language ...
...The first construction does not read like a real question. As mentioned in the comments, it would usually be followed by reasons why one should NOT [verb]. (Interestingly, if spoken, the word not in such a case would be emphasized, as if to cue that it's not a real question.) If the first meaning is intended, it would seem less awkward to headline with "Reasons to not use cotton base layers ......
https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/319460/is-it-right-to-say-why-not-verb
meaning in context - "why not" or "why not to"? - English Language ...
...By the same token "Why not to take it as a social construction?" could stand as a NP, for example "I don't know why not to take it as a social construction"; but in your second sentence above, there is no main clause. It is like saying "In either of the above ways morality is defined, a question?"....
https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/150573/why-not-or-why-not-to
sentence construction - "Why not do it" vs "why not to do it" - English ...
...Why not do it Why not to do it Whereas it feels incorrect to me (but not to my friend) to use the to in the example in the beginning. Some advice for clearing this out?...
https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/186644/why-not-do-it-vs-why-not-to-do-it
questions - "If not, why?" vs. "If not, why not?" - English Language ...
..."Not" isn't needed after the why in the example question. The reason for this is that you have already given a reason for the why - "If not, why" the "If not" part being the question opener, you simply do not need to add the not again....
https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/427/if-not-why-vs-if-not-why-not
What does "because why not" mean? [closed] - English Language & Usage ...
...See also: why-not, n. An argument of the form ?Why not??, which attempts to leave the opponent without a reply. It's also worth noting that a response to "because why not?" has actually evolved in internet usage to "because X." For a thorough and awesome write-up, read here....
https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/467717/what-does-because-why-not-mean
word order - "Why is this not" versus "why is not this" - English ...
...The usual order is "Why is this not [ready yet]?" Inverting it to "Why is not this [rose in bloom]?" might be possible in poetry, but it sounds awkward at best in everyday usage. Note: awkward at best is a euphemism for incorrect. Edit: you didn't ask about it, but for completeness I thought I'd mention that "Why isn't this [all over the internet]?" is perfectly fine; indeed, it's probably the ......
https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/16585/why-is-this-not-versus-why-is-not-this
"Why does he not?" or "Why does not he?" and why? [duplicate]
...Why doesn't he? Now Why doesn't he? is just the contracted form of 2: Why does not he? Why doesn't he? So, given that 2 is essentially 3, I'd like to know firstly, which questions are grammatical and which are ungrammatical or awkward. I'd like to also know why this is the case - assuming there is some absolute contrast between 2 and 3....
https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/202326/why-does-he-not-or-why-does-not-he-and-why
Starting a sentence with Why, but not as a question
...1 When why is used as an exclamation, it is followed by a declaration not a question. Why, your nose is bleeding! Why, it's Santa Claus! Why, you're still here! But it expresses more surprise than annoyance. You'd have to supply an annoyed tone of voice to make sure it isn't interpreted as merely mild surprise, or some additional words:...
https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/612987/starting-a-sentence-with-why-but-not-as-a-question