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Rajivme Posted 17 years ago
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Since or as
to write a reason for something from the middle of a sentence , since or as, which is the best way
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If those are my choices, I choose since. Both are acceptable, but I don't like as when its used in that sense. g.
- If those are my choices, I choose since.
- Both are acceptable, but I don't like as when its used in that sense.
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- "As I was walking down the street one day," I knew an older teacher who said that when she was a younger prescriptivist, 'as' was marked wrong when used to mean since, but the rules have been changed because of common usage.
- Naturally, I would probably use 'because'.
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If those are my choices, I choose since. Both are acceptable, but I don't like as when its used in that sense. I prefer to use 'as' in different situations, e.g. "As I was walking down the street one day," I knew an older teacher who said that when she was a younger prescriptivist, 'as' was marked wrong when used to mean since, but the rules have been changed because of common usage.
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