Nader75  +  338951 Wed, 14 Mar 07 12:25 AM Sometimes we use For as Because of, so what is the difference between them. Nader75 Joined on Sat, Jan 7 2006 Full Member 197 Difference Between

	Doll  +  339102 Wed, 14 Mar 07 10:45 AM Just be careful whether for is used as a preposition or not.But I can't remember for used in the place of because of  now.Can you give an example so that it will be easy for us to tell you whether it is correct or not. Doll Joined on Sat, Mar 10 2007 Senior Member 2,813 Prepositions

	Yankee  +  339121 Wed, 14 Mar 07 11:29 AM 'For' can mean 'because' (not 'because of') or 'since' or 'as', but that's mainly a literary usage. One big difference is that you generally cannot begin a sentence with 'for' when it is used to mean 'because'. http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=30334&dict=CALD Yankee Joined on Sat, Apr 15 2006 Connecticut, USA Veteran Member 6,506 Amy "You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus." - Mark Twain

	Goodman  +  340061 Fri, 16 Mar 07 07:51 PM  Doll wrote: Just be careful whether for is used as a preposition or not.But I can't remember for used in the place of because of  now.Can you give an example so that it will be easy for us to tell you whether it is correct or not. If I am not mistaken, “for” can be used in place of “because” in BrE. i.e. “ I didn’t feel like going to the party for I hardly know anyone”.   This usage is not that widely preferred in AmE.    However, “because of” is not quite the same.  “I am not a fan of Mike. For this reason I am not going to the party”. This is a little short of saying “I can’t stand Mike, because of that (this reason), I am not going to the party”.   It really depends on how the context is formed, we can use because of also to express “reason” Goodman Joined on Mon, Nov 7 2005 Senior Member 3,816 The name says it all! Prepositions

	Goodman  +  340062 Fri, 16 Mar 07 07:57 PM  Anonymous wrote: thankyou. but why can't you  use for at the beginning and because can? Yes you can. For/ because of/ due to  her failure to comply with the customer’s schedule, our contract was cancelled. Goodman

	Yankee  +  766591 Fri, 05 Jun 09 03:25 PM Hi Anon       First of all, that is not a complete sentence. Secondly, if the word "for" has been used with a meaning similar to "because", then the word "for" refers back to the previous sentence. This sort of use of the word "for" introduces a clause (not a phrase) that explains (gives a reason for) something that was stated in the previous clause or sentence.  Look at this:   Great waves of coolness set him shivering, for he was shirtless as usual and wearing only his shorts and Keds.   In that sentence, the word "for" introduces the clause that provides explanatory information about why the coolness made him shiver.  Unlike using the word "because, the sentence above cannot be inverted. In other words, you cannot start with the "for" clause:    For he was shirtless as usual and wearing only his shorts and Keds, great waves of coolness set him shivering.   Yankee Clauses, Writing, Sentences