Why was this post quickly migrated to ELL? I think the question posed is just apparently an elementary one. It may well find a proper answer on ELL, of course, but why was it out of place on ELU?
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3It isn't. It drives me nuts when people migrate a Q because they think it might suit different Stack better. That isn't the point. We should be fighting to retain all Qs that are on topic here.– Phil SweetFeb 8, 2020 at 18:31
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2It's asking for a reason for the presence or absence of a particular affix in a fixed-phrase idiom. "Nobody knows" is the answer. I don't want to fight to retain it.– John LawlerFeb 8, 2020 at 21:14
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