Good explanation of why it's optional in this case, although i'm not convinced that reason is the only reasonable antecedent of why.
For example, the explanation why is a common usage,.
I don't know why, but it seems to me that bob would sound a bit strange if he said, why is it that you have to get going? in that situation.
Why should the first person pronoun 'i' always be capitalized?
I realize that at one time a lot of nouns in english were capitalized, but i can't understand the pattern of those.
I know it originates from head shrinking, but it doesn't help me a lot to understand the etymology.
Why are psychiatrists called that?
Is it like my head is swollen [from anguish, misery, stress
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