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TinaMr Posted 6 years ago
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Following or because of
Is it correct to say: I moved to Greece following my marriage or better to say "because of my marraige"
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The sense of cause and effect is stronger or clearer with "because of". "following" could be purely temporal. There may also typically be some impression of cause and effect, but this is variable and can depend on additional context.
- The sense of cause and effect is stronger or clearer with "because of".
- "following" could be purely temporal.
- There may also typically be some impression of cause and effect, but this is variable and can depend on additional context.
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The sense of cause and effect is stronger or clearer with "because of". "following" could be purely temporal. There may also typically be some impression of cause and effect, but this is variable and can depend on additional context.
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