As if just because

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A. As if just because she didn't grunt and shout like a regular Trolless, she had lost all her standards in males.

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I just came across A in the link and what I'm not sure about are listed below...

1. Is A a sentence or a fragment of a sentence?

2. What does "As if just because" mean?

3. What does A mean?

4. Is A correct English?

And could you make some sentences where "as if just because" is used?

Thank you very much!

CalifJim · Accepted Answer

fire11. Is A a sentence or a fragment of a sentence?

It's a fragment that goes with the preceding idea.

fire12. What does "As if just because" mean?
3. What does A mean?

'just because' can be paraphrased as 'for the sole reason that'.

'as if' expands into 'as if to say that'. In this kind of context 'as if (to say that)' shows a scornful attitude. In other words, the very idea of what follows 'as if' is treated as ridiculously false.

With a bit of rearrangement of the sentences (and leaving out a few details just to shorten the sentence), we have the following paraphrase:

Being a well-spoken Trolless made her an easy mark, as if to say that she had lost all her standards (which she certainly had not) for the sole reason that she didn't grunt like a regular Trolless.

fire14. Is A correct English?

Yes. "as if" fragments are fairly common.

fire1sentences where "as if just because" is used?

They are hard to make, but I found one online. Here it's written as one full sentence, not with the 'as if' clause as a separate fragment. The style is more serious here, so the scornful component is softened.

The Church points to these statements as if just because Golda Meir said something it had to be true.
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The Church points to these statements as if to say that it had to be true (which is certainly did not) for the sole reason that Golda Meir said it.

CJ

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