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Hans51 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Thanks to / because of

"Thanks to" can be substituted for "because of"? For example, "Thanks to your help, I understood it" or "Because of your help, I understood it" . In my non native English speaker sense, I might use "thanks to" in a positive situation and "because of" in both ways or a negative situation? Please could you enlighten me again? Thanks a million in advance.
  

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Kwang Hee Han In my non native English speaker sense, I might use "thanks to" in a positive situation and "because of" in both ways or a negative situation? Correct. If you use "thanks to" in a negative situation, people will think you are being sarcastic.

— CalifJim

  • Kwang Hee Han In my non native English speaker sense, I might use "thanks to" in a positive situation and "because of" in both ways or a negative situation?
  • Correct.
  • If you use "thanks to" in a negative situation, people will think you are being sarcastic.
  • Thanks to your bad behavior we've been banned from that restaurant forever!
  • You would not normally thank someone for bad behavior.
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Kwang Hee HanIn my non native English speaker sense, I might use "thanks to" in a positive situation and "because of" in both ways or a negative situation?
Correct. If you use "thanks to" in a negative situation, people will think you are being sarcastic.

Thanks to your bad behavior we've been banned from that restaurant forever!

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