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Stenka25 Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary
What is “since” for?
What is “since” for?
The sentence below is from “Happiness: Facts and Myths.”
In the sentence, I don’t see what the underlined “since” is for.
Can you give me a clue?
Thanks in advance.
https://www.google.co.kr/search?tbm=bks&hl=en&q=%22As+a+result%2C+we+have+the+paradoxical+state+of%22#hl=en&newwindow=1&q=%22since+the+great+philosopher+Bertrand+Russell+was%22&tbm=bks
So far as happiness is concerned, the message should indicate zest and enthusiasm, since the great philosopher Bertrand Russell was probably right when he claimed that zest is "the most universal and distinctive mark of the happy man.“
The sentence below is from “Happiness: Facts and Myths.”
In the sentence, I don’t see what the underlined “since” is for.
Can you give me a clue?
Thanks in advance.
https://www.google.co.kr/search?tbm=bks&hl=en&q=%22As+a+result%2C+we+have+the+paradoxical+state+of%22#hl=en&newwindow=1&q=%22since+the+great+philosopher+Bertrand+Russell+was%22&tbm=bks
So far as happiness is concerned, the message should indicate zest and enthusiasm, since the great philosopher Bertrand Russell was probably right when he claimed that zest is "the most universal and distinctive mark of the happy man.“
Top answer
The writer is using it to mean 'because'. Not terribly logical, but that is what he is saying.
- The writer is using it to mean 'because'.
- Not terribly logical, but that is what he is saying.
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The writer is using it to mean 'because'. Not terribly logical, but that is what he is saying.
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