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Uktous Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

Inasmuch as vs because

Hi,

Question1:
Any difference between sentence 1 and 2?
Question2:
Are there any circumstance in which inasmuch as is difference from because?

Sentence1:
We can seat them together, inasmuch as they are friends.
Sentence2:
We can seat them together, because they are friends.

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Top answer

I see no real difference there. Generally, 'because' carries a bit more of the idea of cause , while 'inasmuch as' carries more the meaning of consideration of a condition/situation. That's how I see it.

— Mister Micawber

  • I see no real difference there.
  • Generally, 'because' carries a bit more of the idea of cause , while 'inasmuch as' carries more the meaning of consideration of a condition/situation.
  • That's how I see it.
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I see no real difference there. Generally, 'because' carries a bit more of the idea of cause, while 'inasmuch as' carries more the meaning of consideration of a condition/situation. That's how I see it.
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hi,

thank you for your reply

is my understanding for sentence 1 and 2 correct?

Sentence 1 imply:

We can seat them together, if they are friend.

They are friend, so they meet the condition.

So, we seat them together.

Sentence 2 imply:

We can seat them together.

The reason is that they are friend.
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Oops. Not quite what I was thinking; you have taken my words too literally. I'll try again:

We can seat them together, inasmuch as they are friends.-- Let's seat them together; I happen to know they are friends.
We can seat them together, because they are friends.-- We try not to seat strangers together.
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