Monday, May 20, 2013

meaning - 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 English:




It rains cause clouds form in the sky, and that happens cause of water vapor, and vapor forms cause of trees and forests.




Is this particular use of cause in place of because in danger of getting into the Standard English Dictionary? Do you think it is correct?



Answer



Cause can be said in different forms, such as "the cause of the forming of clouds". In your case, cause is used like an abbreviation, which is 'cause. So, 'cause is technically an abbreviation.



Hope this answers your question :)


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