Five alternatives to 'because'

"Due to the fact that" is grammatically valid and you might see it, but stylistically it's a bad habit to use it when writing because it makes your writing very clunky.

6. On account of

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Just FYI, at least in my experience, “owing to” is not very common. I would understand you, but it may sound funny

The word “consequently” is nice too

"On account of" is another.

From my prospective,I can only agree to as and since have similar meaning to because Other words are just not that close.

Typically, you want to avoid using “that” in that situation. If the sentence can be written the same way while omitting “that,” you don’t need it.

In #1, there should be a comma before *as*. Otherwise, it's a run-on sentence. In #4, there's a dangling modifier, no?

I really can't bear "due to the fact that". Firstly because what the person goes on to say may not be indisputably a fact, and secondly, it just sounds clumsy and verbose. Just say "because".

There is nothing wrong with using ‘because’.

5 isn't that easy tho

"I can date anyone I want now due to the fact that I'm single."

cuz

“due to the fact” is too long of a phrase to be included in this list. It should just be “due to”. “Due to” is used without “the fact” after it quite often. As in “The game was called off due to rain.”

6. For

I think "due to the fact" is considered as a dead phrase now and that youd be better off using"because " in most cases. Can someone check it please.

"Now that" indicates a very recent change in conditions. "Due to the fact that" is an overly wordy phrase used by students trying to pad their word counts or writers being paid by the word. "As" is fine as long as it can't be confused with other usages of "as".

Also, "for". However, it's rather poetic and archaic sounding, so it sounds odd in technical or academic writing.

In the 1950's a replacement was Ana Counna (On account of). I'm glad we all quickly grew out of that.

Owing to isn’t common, if you want to sound native saying due to or since is probably better

You might see this in older texts or more poetic uses, but "for" can also be used in that way. "I returned to my hometown, for I wished to see my family once again."

Nobody says “owing to” I would not use that one.

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When I was a student (not un US) I've got a course of "English for STEM" and one of the pinnacles of the course was "six synonyms for 'due to'". Oh, sweet memories.

Ranking how much I use these: 1: Since 2: Because 3: Now that 4: Due to 5: As 6: Owing to

isn't this a repost ? i saw this a quite while back.

6. "Cuz" I write like this cuz i'm lazy

Since is the most useful one of these by far.

I use “Given” a lot in this way as well

This vocabulary advice is more helpful for repeating words less often when writing, and it’s less helpful for conversational English. Using “as,” “due to the fact that,” or “owing to,” is correct in the way this uses them, but it gives an academic, formal, or impersonal impression. Very good things to be able to do if that’s what you want!

From what I can tell, "as" is only used as a replacement for "because" in British English. In America it's much more common to say "since." In my experience, for what it's worth, a lot of academics in America object to using it in this way.

Be careful with "as" and "since" because they can mean other things. Sometimes, it's not clear until later in the sentence whether "as" is being used like "because" or like "while", and whether "since" is being used like "because" or to refer to a period of time. Why make your listeners or readers have to work harder, even just a little bit harder? Occasionally, it never becomes clear what "as" or "since" is supposed to mean. I try to maintain the habit of always using "because" instead of either of them, to reduce the likelihood of ambiguity and to make things a little easier for my readers and listeners. Lots of slightly-worse choices can can add up to a meaningfully worse reading or listening experience. I've edited writing that brought the phrase "death by a thousand cuts" to mind.

'Now that' is not just a simple replacement for because, you say a bit more with that. In that sentence for example it tells you that the speaker broke up recently and is single as a consequence of that, which is why he can date now. If it was because instead, you wouldn't get this information. You really have to be careful with how you use these replacements because they aren't always a replacement.