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Michaelting Posted 15 years ago
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Of/because of
He died of cancer.
He died because of cancer.
What are the differences?
He died because of cancer.
What are the differences?
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He died of cancer - The cancer killed him (The cancer cell overwhelmed him) He died because of cancer - The cancer killed him OR he died of cancer "related" causes. -lymphatic cancer caused his immune system to fail, virus or bacteria could have killed him (so it is cancer related, but not the cancer itself)
- He died of cancer - The cancer killed him (The cancer cell overwhelmed him) He died because of cancer - The cancer killed him OR he died of cancer "related" causes.
- -lymphatic cancer caused his immune system to fail, virus or bacteria could have killed him (so it is cancer related, but not the cancer itself)
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He died of cancer - The cancer killed him (The cancer cell overwhelmed him)
He died because of cancer - The cancer killed him OR he died of cancer "related" causes.
-lymphatic cancer caused his immune system to fail, virus or bacteria could have killed him (so it is cancer related, but not the cancer itself)
He died because of cancer - The cancer killed him OR he died of cancer "related" causes.
-lymphatic cancer caused his immune system to fail, virus or bacteria could have killed him (so it is cancer related, but not the cancer itself)
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