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   > ù "Why" is being used as an interjection here to express surprise. "Why"   
   isn't   
   > used to ask a question in this instance.   
      
   > ù Think of it more as emphasizing agreement, usually because you think the   
   ide   
   > is just that good (though it can be because the suggestion was initially   
   > surprising).   
      
   > ù Think of "why" in this context as "actually" yes.   
      
   > ù "Why yes" = "yes, of course".   
      
   Why, yes, that certainly sounds correct.  ;)   
      
   > ù It's a pretty fashioned way of saying things, so I wouldn't expect you'd   
   hea   
   > it all that often? It's definitely not a common use of "why" in everyday   
   speec   
   > in any of the English speaking countries I've been to (UK, US, Canada,   
   > Australia, NZ) and if I heard someone say it I'd think they were joking   
   around   
   > trying to sound like a fancy gentleman wearing a top hat. :P   
      
   It is not very common thse days.  I also think of it as "fancy talk," maybe   
   something you would see in an older movie or TV show where they were trying   
   to make the character seem "well-to-do."   
      
   Mike   
      
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