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2008年1月13日 · For example, native New Yorkers do not pronounce 'cause as anything that could reasonably be transcribed as "cos", and so this would not make any sense if you were transcribing a New York accent. On the other hand, 'cos is a fair approximation of the way the abbreviated word would be said by speakers with other accents.
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"Cause for" seems to mean "a valid reason for", as in "cause for alarm". "Cause of" implies a causal relationship, as in "this is the cause of that". I personally can't think of many contexts where "cause for" would be appropriate other that "cause for alarm" and phrases similar to it.
Is "cause" instead of "because" becoming Standard English?
2015年5月20日 · Nowadays, I'm seeing a drastic increase in usage of cause in place of because, especially in written English. People are in such a hurry, that a statement like below passes off like Standard English: It rains cause clouds form in the sky, and that happens cause of water vapor, and vapor forms cause of trees and forests.
Do Americans still use 'because' or is it always 'cos'?
@k1eran Ngrams is utterly unreliable for casual speech, and slang. But it's a great tool for formal language, and searching for first instances in print. However, if you want to know where yall or y'all is more commonly heard, you need to ask someone who lives in the US and has actually conducted a study ditto for 'cause, 'cos, and 'coz. –
Word that describes someone that causes his own misfortune
2013年9月5日 · The lack of judgement does not necessarily cause one's misfortune, but the risk is so high, that anyone knowing the risk, is in fact responsible for causing their own misfortune when it occurs. So, looking into the past, someone who causes their own misfortune from lack of judgment or prudence was a fool...having done a foolish thing.
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2013年9月9日 · That is simply wrong. It should be (i) the cause of the illness. or (ii) the reason for the illness. In the sentence "he reason of the illness." With "of", reason would have the meaning of "the process of reasoning/logical thought." and illness does not have the capacity to think.
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2008年4月1日 · Hi, The tornado caused severe damage. Would it be fine to use 'lead to' or 'result in' instead of 'cause' here? E.g. The tornado led to severe damage. The tornado resulted in severe damage. Thanks a lot.
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2014年9月26日 · To me, result in, bring about , bring, lead to, and cause seem to have similar meaning and can be used interchangeably. Am I right? Economic recession result in/ bring about/ lead to/ cause / bring unemplymnet.
Is there a word for "without any reason" but a more formal one
2014年5月20日 · Another option is peremptorily, used in much the same sense that the adjective peremptory is in the phrase "peremptory challenge" (which refers to rejecting a potential juror from a trial jury "without assigning a cause" as Merriam-Webster puts it.
Is it correct to say "The reason is because ..."?
2011年7月15日 · For example the reason that the wagon is red is that I painted it with red paint. The wagon being red is caused by my painting it. I could also say the wagon is red because I painted it. Cause: I painted; effect: it is red. So If I say, “the reason is because,” what I really am saying is that the cause of there being a reason is that I ...