"Why is that?" - is it a correct question?
I was writing a reply to someone and asked:
"I see that you are not signed in. Why is that?"
Was it a grammatically correct statement?
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Answers · 2
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This is a completely natural thing for native English speakers to say, and I think it's used a lot in more formal situations.
In your case, "Why is that?" is asking "Why is it that you aren't signed in?"
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It's OK and is common. It has the same meaning here as "why not?". It's just a little more emphatic than "why / why not"
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