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Old 14-Jan-2005, 05:33
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Default Is there any difference?
what's the difference between the 2 setences below?

1) The reason wasn't you.
2) The reason wasn't because you.
Is there any difference of is it the same?
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Old 14-Jan-2005, 09:08
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Default Re: Is there any difference?
In my opinion 2) is incorrect. A close equivalent of 1) using the word 'because' would be: 'It wasn't because of you'.

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