(20-03-2019, 09:56 PM)davidjackson wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.geoffrey wrote:There is no explicit rule you can establish to determine when to convert "cuz" into "because", as opposed to when to convert "cuz" into "cousin". The decision must be based on the overall linguistic context of the statement and the conversation.
Yes there is. If the word is used as a conjunction, it's because. If it is used as a noun, it's cousin. End of.
I think that's what Geoffrey said, isn't it? When he wrote, "The decision must be based on the overall linguistic context of the statement and the conversation," I think he was saying you need context to know if it's a conjunction or a noun.


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