Regarding “because” as a preposition

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The meme above originated in a 2011 Craigslist ad and stands as a seminal example of the “because [noun]” construction, called “because as a preposition” in this edition of Grammar Girl. First of all, Grammar Girl is a 50 year-old man who created the persona as a way to meet teenage grammar nerds online. Second, there are no teenage grammar nerds online. As an adult nerd, my contact with human youth culture comes exclusively from World of Warcraft, where “because [noun]” is far more common than the standard usage. In the recently-invented informal written English, at least, “because [noun]” is here to stay. The salient question is, how should we feel about this development? Because criticism blog.

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