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- Is cause instead of because becoming Standard English?
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 Englis
- Cause vs Causes - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
A student wrote the following sentence in an essay: Things such as software and workbooks are included in the textbook packages, which causes a significant increase in price My question is reg
- Cause for vs cause of - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
"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
- Cause of or cause for - WordReference Forums
cause - WordReference com Dictionary of English a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect: You have been the cause of much anxiety What was the cause of the accident? the reason or motive for some human action: The good news was a cause for rejoicing
- Word that describes someone that causes his own misfortune
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
- lt;Cause gt;, lt;lead to gt; and lt;bring about gt; sth to happen
To cause something is to make it happen, but it’s mainly used in relation to something bad unwanted To lead to something is to have that something as a consequence
- capitalization - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
For example, in a government office, they issue a document specifically named "Temporary Operator's Permit," and they capitalize it on their social media pages in sentences However, other document names, such as "show cause order" and "temporary restraining order," aren't usually capitalized in literature and news What is the general rule for
- Someone who instigates conflict and then plays the victim?
Is there a word for someone who always tends to be the catalyst to conflict, then backs out of said conflict with a victim mentality? For example provoking an argument and then saying something lik
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