why vs you know

why

intj
  • An exclamation used to express pleasant or unpleasant mild surprise, indignation, or impatience. 

adv
  • For which cause, reason, or purpose. 

  • The cause, reason, or purpose for which. 

  • Introducing a noun or other phrase. 

  • Introducing a verb phrase (bare infinitive clause). 

  • Introducing a complete question. 

  • With a negative, used rhetorically to make a suggestion. 

noun
  • Reason. 

you know

intj
  • Expression used to imply meaning, rather than say it, such as when a person is embarrassed. 

  • Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see you, know. 

  • Expression signifying a pause or hesitation. 

  • Used as a rhetorical question to confirm agreement, knowing or understanding at the end of a statement. 

  • Used to introduce information. 

How often have the words why and you know occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )