|
|
 Wed May 11, 2005 17:44 pm Becausefor |
|
|
"Remember that there's no work today because it's Sunday."
"Remember that there's no work today for it is Sunday."
because and for
because means: for the reason that
‘Why did you do that?
Because boss wanted me to.
For: because of; or as a result of
He spent ten years in prison for murder.
I do not eat meat for various reasons. (Cambridge Dictionary) |
|
Narayanan Krishnaswamy
You can meet me at english-test.net
Joined: 30 Apr 2005
Posts: 67
Location: Coimbatore. India
|
|
| Wed May 11, 2005 20:29 pm Becausefor |
|
|
| Narayanan Krishnaswamy wrote: | "Remember that there's no work today because it's Sunday."
"Remember that there's no work today for it is Sunday."
because and for
because means: for the reason that
‘Why did you do that?
Because boss wanted me to.
For: because of; or as a result of
He spent ten years in prison for murder.
I do not eat meat for various reasons. (Cambridge Dictionary) |
Thank you (Thanks to you I found out that I searched and found the online version of the Cambridge dictionary).
Re: my doubt, there are times when we use "for" in place of "because".
For e.g. the following is from the Cambridge online dictionary.
"She remained silent, for her heart was heavy and her spirits low. "
But Cambridge dictionary itself reports that this usage is now considered old-fashioned or used only in literary (poetic?) circles.
Thanks again |
|
Abecedarian
I'm new here and I like it ;-)
Joined: 25 Apr 2005
Posts: 23
|
 |
| Thu May 12, 2005 11:24 am Yes |
|
|
Yes, they're pretty much the same but "for" is used mostly in written formal context.
HEY COME TO THINK OF IT, IT IS MY POST # 400 A LANDMARK FOR ME ??WHO WOUD'VE THOUGHT??, I'M GONNA CELEBRATE, CARE TO JOIN ME?
_________________
I should have been born in the USA.
I've got this thing about America. |
|
rich7
I'm here quite often ;-)
Joined: 17 Nov 2004
Posts: 518
Location: Caracas, Venezuela
|
|
|
| Dragging the name of the Lord... | Parish relief |
