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Can you say "the reason why something happens is because..."? Or should it be "the reason why something happens is that..."? Or can you say "the reason something happens is because..."?
I hate that my Word doesn't have grammar check. :cry: |
'The reason (why something happens) is because..." would be redundant: 'because' means 'for the reason that' or 'due to'. So, it would be like saying: 'the reason is for the reason that...'. Your second option is better: 'the reason (why something happens) is that...' or simply 'the reason (...) is...'. |
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| #3 (permalink) Sun Apr 09, 2006 14:25 pm The reason why is because |
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| I hate that my Word doesn't have grammar check. :cry: |
Believe me. The grammar checker in Word cannot check grammar. I could give you all sorts of examples of wildly bad grammar that it will miss. |
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| #4 (permalink) Mon Apr 10, 2006 19:39 pm The reason why is because |
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| Can you say "the reason is because" though? I really need to know if this is grammartically correct. And thanks. |
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| #5 (permalink) Mon Apr 10, 2006 19:51 pm The reason is... |
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| Can you say "the reason is because" though? I really need to know if this is grammartically correct. And thanks. |
Although many people use the phrase 'the reason is because', it is grammatically incorrect. |
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| #6 (permalink) Mon Apr 10, 2006 19:59 pm The reason is |
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Hi,
People who don't want to explain something straightaway and like to make their answer as long as possible before committing themselves - you know the people I mean - politicians often say: The reason is because ****** People who can't stop talking and go on and on. You know the type? I do.
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| #7 (permalink) Fri May 23, 2008 14:49 pm The reason why is because |
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I have read the phrase "the reason is because of ...." in quite a few texts so maybe it's just clumsy rather than grammatically incorrect?
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| #8 (permalink) Fri May 23, 2008 14:56 pm The reason why is because |
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| It's clumsy, illogical AND grammatically incorrect. |
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