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35. Quick Win: Because vs Because Of

Confident Business English

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Why Didn't You Fire Me?

The most common mistake with this is that students will say, I didn't come to the meeting because of I was tired. So we use because of why didn't you get to work on time? Well, I'm going to add a little bit more intonation to that because that intonation was terrible. A problem is a noun. For example, my bank subject was hurting. My back was hurting. Again, also kind of a crap excuse, but anyway, I don't think I'll make up excuses for a living,. But it's very interesting because there always seems to be traffic jams right at the time of the class and always in the area. That's very interesting

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