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XVI Posted 8 years ago
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What does "for" mean?

It is sometimes said that ‘light is a form of wave- motion', but this is misleading, for the light which we immediately see, which we know directly by means of our senses, is not a form of wave-motion, but something quite different—something which we all know if we are not blind, though we cannot describe it so as to convey our knowledge to a man who is blind.

What does the for "for" mean? I think it mean "because". Is it correct?

  

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XVI What does the for "for" mean? I think it mean "because". Is it correct?

  • XVI What does the for "for" mean?
  • I think it mean "because".
  • Is it correct?
  • Yes, it means "because" in this sentence.
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XVIWhat does the for "for" mean? I think it mean "because". Is it correct?

Yes, it means "because" in this sentence.

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Be aware that "for" in this use has become formal to the point of snootiness. No one says it these days, and you only write it if you want to sound biblical.

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