Is it really OK to use “because of”?
I learned from a YouTube video that says ""because of" is not correct". But my friend argues that "because of" is correct. Also, I see a lot of people writing and saying "because of". Here is a example:
That's because of you.
So, is it actually correct to use "because of" or only native speakers think it's correct or it's not correct at all?
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I learned from a YouTube video that says ""because of" is not correct". But my friend argues that "because of" is correct. Also, I see a lot of people writing and saying "because of". Here is a example:
That's because of you.
So, is it actually correct to use "because of" or only native speakers think it's correct or it's not correct at all?
phrase-usage
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I learned from a YouTube video that says ""because of" is not correct". But my friend argues that "because of" is correct. Also, I see a lot of people writing and saying "because of". Here is a example:
That's because of you.
So, is it actually correct to use "because of" or only native speakers think it's correct or it's not correct at all?
phrase-usage
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I learned from a YouTube video that says ""because of" is not correct". But my friend argues that "because of" is correct. Also, I see a lot of people writing and saying "because of". Here is a example:
That's because of you.
So, is it actually correct to use "because of" or only native speakers think it's correct or it's not correct at all?
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Actually, 'of' can be correct, in standard grammar, after because. It depends on what comes after that.
If the next part is a complete and potentially free-standing clause (say, a verb phrase), then you don't need (or want) of:
That's because I'm smart.
I'm hungry because I haven't eaten.
You're only saying that because I'm pretty.
I'm wet because it's raining.
But if the bit after it is a noun phrase, you need the of:
That's because of my asthma.
I'm angry because of your tone.
I'm happy because of you.
You're only saying that because of my looks.
You will also run into a lot of non-standard usage in some places using the of even where it isn't used in standard grammar.
answered 5 hours ago
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+1 And vice-versa. Because language.
– StoneyB
5 hours ago
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Both because and because of are correct in different contexts.
Because is used by itself when the cause is expressed as a clause:
He opened his umbrella because it was raining.
Because is used with of when the cause is expressed as a noun or nominal:
He opened his umbrella because of the rain.
However, there is a fairly new hip usage which drops the of.
He opened his umbrella because rain.
This usage is quite widespread, but not yet ready for formal registers. In her admirable article "English Has a New Preposition, Because Internet" Megan Garber describes it as "exceptionally bloggy and aggressively casual and implicitly ironic".
answered 5 hours ago
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I wouldn't call that so much a new usage as a bit of deliberately and creatively non-standard grammar. The fact it's 'wrong' is part of its charm.
– SamBC
5 hours ago
@SamBC That's where new usages come from. 600 years ago most of what traditionalists call subordinating conjunctions (including bare because with a content clause) were similar truncations of because/for/when/before/etc that [clause].
– StoneyB
5 hours ago
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This modern charm is due to youth abbreviated text message and l a z y new culture. I will not be surprized at all when the observation will be grunted simply "umbrella...rain" #neanderthalspeak
answered 2 hours ago
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'Because of' is a well-established turn of phrase, and you look pretty hypocritical when you can't spell 'surprise'.
– Aeon Akechi
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Actually, 'of' can be correct, in standard grammar, after because. It depends on what comes after that.
If the next part is a complete and potentially free-standing clause (say, a verb phrase), then you don't need (or want) of:
That's because I'm smart.
I'm hungry because I haven't eaten.
You're only saying that because I'm pretty.
I'm wet because it's raining.
But if the bit after it is a noun phrase, you need the of:
That's because of my asthma.
I'm angry because of your tone.
I'm happy because of you.
You're only saying that because of my looks.
You will also run into a lot of non-standard usage in some places using the of even where it isn't used in standard grammar.
answered 5 hours ago
SamBCSamBC
6,157426
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+1 And vice-versa. Because language.
– StoneyB
5 hours ago
add a comment |
Actually, 'of' can be correct, in standard grammar, after because. It depends on what comes after that.
If the next part is a complete and potentially free-standing clause (say, a verb phrase), then you don't need (or want) of:
That's because I'm smart.
I'm hungry because I haven't eaten.
You're only saying that because I'm pretty.
I'm wet because it's raining.
But if the bit after it is a noun phrase, you need the of:
That's because of my asthma.
I'm angry because of your tone.
I'm happy because of you.
You're only saying that because of my looks.
You will also run into a lot of non-standard usage in some places using the of even where it isn't used in standard grammar.
answered 5 hours ago
SamBCSamBC
6,157426
1
+1 And vice-versa. Because language.
– StoneyB
5 hours ago
add a comment |
Actually, 'of' can be correct, in standard grammar, after because. It depends on what comes after that.
If the next part is a complete and potentially free-standing clause (say, a verb phrase), then you don't need (or want) of:
That's because I'm smart.
I'm hungry because I haven't eaten.
You're only saying that because I'm pretty.
I'm wet because it's raining.
But if the bit after it is a noun phrase, you need the of:
That's because of my asthma.
I'm angry because of your tone.
I'm happy because of you.
You're only saying that because of my looks.
You will also run into a lot of non-standard usage in some places using the of even where it isn't used in standard grammar.
answered 5 hours ago
SamBCSamBC
6,157426
Actually, 'of' can be correct, in standard grammar, after because. It depends on what comes after that.
If the next part is a complete and potentially free-standing clause (say, a verb phrase), then you don't need (or want) of:
That's because I'm smart.
I'm hungry because I haven't eaten.
You're only saying that because I'm pretty.
I'm wet because it's raining.
But if the bit after it is a noun phrase, you need the of:
That's because of my asthma.
I'm angry because of your tone.
I'm happy because of you.
You're only saying that because of my looks.
You will also run into a lot of non-standard usage in some places using the of even where it isn't used in standard grammar.
answered 5 hours ago
SamBCSamBC
6,157426
answered 5 hours ago
SamBCSamBC
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SamBCSamBC
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+1 And vice-versa. Because language.
– StoneyB
5 hours ago
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+1 And vice-versa. Because language.
– StoneyB
5 hours ago
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+1 And vice-versa. Because language.
– StoneyB
5 hours ago
+1 And vice-versa. Because language.
– StoneyB
5 hours ago
add a comment |
Both because and because of are correct in different contexts.
Because is used by itself when the cause is expressed as a clause:
He opened his umbrella because it was raining.
Because is used with of when the cause is expressed as a noun or nominal:
He opened his umbrella because of the rain.
However, there is a fairly new hip usage which drops the of.
He opened his umbrella because rain.
This usage is quite widespread, but not yet ready for formal registers. In her admirable article "English Has a New Preposition, Because Internet" Megan Garber describes it as "exceptionally bloggy and aggressively casual and implicitly ironic".
answered 5 hours ago
StoneyBStoneyB
171k10234414
I wouldn't call that so much a new usage as a bit of deliberately and creatively non-standard grammar. The fact it's 'wrong' is part of its charm.
– SamBC
5 hours ago
@SamBC That's where new usages come from. 600 years ago most of what traditionalists call subordinating conjunctions (including bare because with a content clause) were similar truncations of because/for/when/before/etc that [clause].
– StoneyB
5 hours ago
add a comment |
Both because and because of are correct in different contexts.
Because is used by itself when the cause is expressed as a clause:
He opened his umbrella because it was raining.
Because is used with of when the cause is expressed as a noun or nominal:
He opened his umbrella because of the rain.
However, there is a fairly new hip usage which drops the of.
He opened his umbrella because rain.
This usage is quite widespread, but not yet ready for formal registers. In her admirable article "English Has a New Preposition, Because Internet" Megan Garber describes it as "exceptionally bloggy and aggressively casual and implicitly ironic".
answered 5 hours ago
StoneyBStoneyB
171k10234414
I wouldn't call that so much a new usage as a bit of deliberately and creatively non-standard grammar. The fact it's 'wrong' is part of its charm.
– SamBC
5 hours ago
@SamBC That's where new usages come from. 600 years ago most of what traditionalists call subordinating conjunctions (including bare because with a content clause) were similar truncations of because/for/when/before/etc that [clause].
– StoneyB
5 hours ago
add a comment |
Both because and because of are correct in different contexts.
Because is used by itself when the cause is expressed as a clause:
He opened his umbrella because it was raining.
Because is used with of when the cause is expressed as a noun or nominal:
He opened his umbrella because of the rain.
However, there is a fairly new hip usage which drops the of.
He opened his umbrella because rain.
This usage is quite widespread, but not yet ready for formal registers. In her admirable article "English Has a New Preposition, Because Internet" Megan Garber describes it as "exceptionally bloggy and aggressively casual and implicitly ironic".
answered 5 hours ago
StoneyBStoneyB
171k10234414
Both because and because of are correct in different contexts.
Because is used by itself when the cause is expressed as a clause:
He opened his umbrella because it was raining.
Because is used with of when the cause is expressed as a noun or nominal:
He opened his umbrella because of the rain.
However, there is a fairly new hip usage which drops the of.
He opened his umbrella because rain.
This usage is quite widespread, but not yet ready for formal registers. In her admirable article "English Has a New Preposition, Because Internet" Megan Garber describes it as "exceptionally bloggy and aggressively casual and implicitly ironic".
answered 5 hours ago
StoneyBStoneyB
171k10234414
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StoneyBStoneyB
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StoneyBStoneyB
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answered 5 hours ago
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I wouldn't call that so much a new usage as a bit of deliberately and creatively non-standard grammar. The fact it's 'wrong' is part of its charm.
– SamBC
5 hours ago
@SamBC That's where new usages come from. 600 years ago most of what traditionalists call subordinating conjunctions (including bare because with a content clause) were similar truncations of because/for/when/before/etc that [clause].
– StoneyB
5 hours ago
add a comment |
I wouldn't call that so much a new usage as a bit of deliberately and creatively non-standard grammar. The fact it's 'wrong' is part of its charm.
– SamBC
5 hours ago
@SamBC That's where new usages come from. 600 years ago most of what traditionalists call subordinating conjunctions (including bare because with a content clause) were similar truncations of because/for/when/before/etc that [clause].
– StoneyB
5 hours ago
I wouldn't call that so much a new usage as a bit of deliberately and creatively non-standard grammar. The fact it's 'wrong' is part of its charm.
– SamBC
5 hours ago
I wouldn't call that so much a new usage as a bit of deliberately and creatively non-standard grammar. The fact it's 'wrong' is part of its charm.
– SamBC
5 hours ago
@SamBC That's where new usages come from. 600 years ago most of what traditionalists call subordinating conjunctions (including bare because with a content clause) were similar truncations of because/for/when/before/etc that [clause].
– StoneyB
5 hours ago
@SamBC That's where new usages come from. 600 years ago most of what traditionalists call subordinating conjunctions (including bare because with a content clause) were similar truncations of because/for/when/before/etc that [clause].
– StoneyB
5 hours ago
add a comment |
This modern charm is due to youth abbreviated text message and l a z y new culture. I will not be surprized at all when the observation will be grunted simply "umbrella...rain" #neanderthalspeak
answered 2 hours ago
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'Because of' is a well-established turn of phrase, and you look pretty hypocritical when you can't spell 'surprise'.
– Aeon Akechi
1 hour ago
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This modern charm is due to youth abbreviated text message and l a z y new culture. I will not be surprized at all when the observation will be grunted simply "umbrella...rain" #neanderthalspeak
answered 2 hours ago
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'Because of' is a well-established turn of phrase, and you look pretty hypocritical when you can't spell 'surprise'.
– Aeon Akechi
1 hour ago
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This modern charm is due to youth abbreviated text message and l a z y new culture. I will not be surprized at all when the observation will be grunted simply "umbrella...rain" #neanderthalspeak
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'Because of' is a well-established turn of phrase, and you look pretty hypocritical when you can't spell 'surprise'.
– Aeon Akechi
1 hour ago
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'Because of' is a well-established turn of phrase, and you look pretty hypocritical when you can't spell 'surprise'.
– Aeon Akechi
1 hour ago
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'Because of' is a well-established turn of phrase, and you look pretty hypocritical when you can't spell 'surprise'.
– Aeon Akechi
1 hour ago
'Because of' is a well-established turn of phrase, and you look pretty hypocritical when you can't spell 'surprise'.
– Aeon Akechi
1 hour ago
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