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MeggPhaggSioux Posted 15 years ago
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Just Because
I am confused by something in http://www.nytimes.com/2000/10/25/business/a-health-revolution-in-baby-steps.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm:
"Then there were systems that needed tweaking before they were brought online. Why did a certain procedure, for instance, take 13 steps when to an outside observer it could be done in three? Often, the answer was ''just because.'"
The definitions in the dictionaries say it means "for the simple reason of". It looks like something was missing after "just because" in the example. Maybe it is an editing error?
"Then there were systems that needed tweaking before they were brought online. Why did a certain procedure, for instance, take 13 steps when to an outside observer it could be done in three? Often, the answer was ''just because.'"
The definitions in the dictionaries say it means "for the simple reason of". It looks like something was missing after "just because" in the example. Maybe it is an editing error?
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'Just because' here (without any object) is a fixed-phrase idiom meaning 'for no reason' or 'for no good reason'.
- 'Just because' here (without any object) is a fixed-phrase idiom meaning 'for no reason' or 'for no good reason'.
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'Just because' here (without any object) is a fixed-phrase idiom meaning 'for no reason' or 'for no good reason'.
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