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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Grammatically correct?
is The Question "For Why?" A Grammatically correct question excluding punctuation. All im asking is if you can ask some one to do some thing, and they reply For why, is it grammatically correct?
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No. You can say: Why? What for?
- No.
- You can say: Why?
- What for?
- For what purpose?
- To what end?
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No.
You can say:
Why?
What for?
For what purpose?
To what end?
What will that do?
What will that achieve?
What's the point in doing that?
and many more things
But not "For why?"
You can say:
Why?
What for?
For what purpose?
To what end?
What will that do?
What will that achieve?
What's the point in doing that?
and many more things
But not "For why?"
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