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Business English: Tip of the Week: Giving reasons
Every week this short podcast covers a specific point of English to help you improve your language skillsThere are many ways to give reasons for a particular situation in English. These can be placed at the beginning or in the middle of a sentence. Popular examples include BECAUSE, SEEING THAT, SEEING AS or SINCE.
For example:
"It took me a while to find my way, BECAUSE I was new to the area" (because introduces the reason)
It is just as acceptable, however, to say:
"BECAUSE I was new to the area, it took me a while to find my way"
The word "because" is often used in spoken conversation, however other examples such as "since" appear more frequently in academic writing.
You would not, for example, say "I was late, SINCE there was a lot of traffic" as this is an informal context.
However in the sentence "SINCE the implementation of new government guidelines, the rate of literacy is increasing" the word "since" fits better due to its formal context.
"Seeing that" and "seeing as" are also examples which are used more frequently in informal English:
"I was bored of being at home, SEEING AS I had been there all week."
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FTD.de, 04.01.2012
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