In Wake Of, After or Because of Something?

In wake of, after or because of something is a common expression used to talk about serious matters. It basically means that it's coming after something and relates strongly to the idea of consequences. In normal conversation you probably just say 'as a result of or because of wonderful' We also had rip off, copy or plagiarize in our vocabulary today. Don't forget if you want to test yourself on to day's vocabulary, we have a quiz at the web site b b c learning english dot com.