I mean why do we have the word why when it could just be Y?
2007-01-23 01:44:56 · 10 answers · asked by snoopy22564 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
People who invented it are not so lazy as you are
2007-01-23 02:13:16 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The word "why" comes from the Old English word "hwy", which was most likely pronounced with an /h/. As the language evolved the "h" became unpronounced leaving the word to be pronounced as /wai/. True, the letter "h" is still spelled in the word but this can be seen in many other English words that are not at all pronounced as they are spelled (examples: knight, daughter...etc).
Also the letter "y" was probably not called /wai/ as it is today. If you look at other languages that use the latin alphabet they call "y" something along the lines of "igrek" .
2007-01-23 10:09:22 · answer #2 · answered by Yeva 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe the word why was created in a different country where they don't pronounce the letter Y like we do.
2007-01-23 09:53:00 · answer #3 · answered by claireybearyfairy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
bcoz it wont look like a word it will look like a letter. we already have an i and an a isnt it enough
2007-01-23 09:50:23 · answer #4 · answered by rajalu p 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just for maths snooop...you might think the 8 says Y is 2 before me! lol have fun!
2007-01-23 09:53:13 · answer #5 · answered by crisjul v 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To make the world a little more complicated.
2007-01-23 09:48:44 · answer #6 · answered by Mujer Bonita 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
BECAUSE SOMEONE WANTED U AND I TO ASK THE QUESTION ''why do we have the word why when it could just be Y?'' YEARS L8R!! I BET THEY THOUGHT IT'D B FUNNY!!
2007-01-23 09:49:46 · answer #7 · answered by ILovemyhubby!!!! 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because Y is part of the ABC and why is a word!!!
2007-01-23 09:59:02 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
just to confuse people like YOU
pun intended....
2007-01-23 09:49:17 · answer #9 · answered by kMac969 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because we can
2007-01-23 10:05:41 · answer #10 · answered by the Bruja is back 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋