http://www.bing.com:80/search?q=Why+Is+Applet+Dashed+in+JavaSearch resultshttp://www.bing.com:80/s/a/rsslogo.gifhttp://www.bing.com:80/search?q=Why+Is+Applet+Dashed+in+JavaCopyright © 2026 Microsoft. All rights reserved. These XML results may not be used, reproduced or transmitted in any manner or for any purpose other than rendering Bing results within an RSS aggregator for your personal, non-commercial use. Any other use of these results requires express written permission from Microsoft Corporation. By accessing this web page or using these results in any manner whatsoever, you agree to be bound by the foregoing restrictions.https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/16762/where-does-the-use-of-why-as-an-interjection-come-from"why" can be compared to an old Latin form qui, an ablative form, meaning how. Today "why" is used as a question word to ask the reason or purpose of something. This use might be explained from a formula such as "How does it come that ...". If you meet an old friend of yours, whom you never expected to meet in town, you can express your surprise by saying: Why, it's Jim! This why in the ...Mon, 20 Apr 2026 05:17:00 GMThttps://english.stackexchange.com/questions/21592/why-vs-why-is-it-that11 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 the difference in meaning between these two questions? I don't see it.Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:36:00 GMThttps://english.stackexchange.com/questions/474615/can-why-be-a-conjunctionWhy 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.Thu, 23 Apr 2026 10:43:00 GMThttps://english.stackexchange.com/questions/134670/why-it-is-vs-why-is-it9 1) Please tell me why is it like that. [grammatically incorrect unless the punctuation is changed. Please tell me: Why is it like that? The question: "Why is [etc.]" is a question form in English: Why is the sky blue? Why is it that children require so much attention? Why is it [or some thing] like that?Mon, 20 Apr 2026 07:12:00 GMThttps://english.stackexchange.com/questions/632830/why-is-muscle-cramp-called-a-charley-horseThe history told me nothing why an involuntary, extremely painful spasm, is named after a horse called Charley. Charley in the UK is often spelled Charlie, a diminutive of Charles, and it's also used to call a foolish or silly person. Who was Charley; was it the name of a horse?Thu, 23 Apr 2026 10:14:00 GMThttps://english.stackexchange.com/questions/138897/the-reason-why-versus-the-reason-for-why-is-that-for-there-required-or-foThe grass is wet because it rained last night. This seems the simplest and most elegant expression of the meaning. I am always suspicious of "reason (s)" and "why" being next to each other. There can be reasons for things but there is usually a better way of expressing "reasons why".Wed, 22 Apr 2026 04:39:00 GMThttps://english.stackexchange.com/questions/59530/why-does-the-b-in-absorb-change-to-a-p-in-absorptionSo, what, the different between "b" and "p" is supposed to have something to do with how the noise is formed in the throat area (in the larynx)? For me it's purely an airflow thing - "b" builds up pressure behind the lips which stops building the moment the lips are opened, while "p" keeps the airflow going a moment after the lips are opened up. This answer doesn't seem to make sense. (US ...Wed, 22 Apr 2026 12:03:00 GMThttps://english.stackexchange.com/questions/8883/why-does-english-spelling-use-silent-lettersWhy have a letter in a word when it’s silent in pronunciation, like the b in debt? Can anyone please clarify my uncertainty here?Sun, 19 Apr 2026 00:18:00 GMThttps://english.stackexchange.com/questions/543928/why-is-it-called-hypochondria-instead-of-hyperchondriaWhy is it called hypochondria instead of hyperchondria? [closed] Ask Question Asked 5 years, 8 months ago Modified 5 years, 8 months agoWed, 22 Apr 2026 17:25:00 GMThttps://english.stackexchange.com/questions/134659/why-is-pineapple-in-english-but-ananas-in-all-other-languagesThe 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).Thu, 23 Apr 2026 04:23:00 GMT