گرامر کاربردی: Because of, Cos

Because of is a two-word preposition meaning ‘as a result of’:

Because of the rain, the tennis match was stopped.

There were so many people in the shop because of the sale.

Cos, a short form of because, is pronounced /kəz/ or /kɒz/ and can also be spelt ’cause. It can be used instead of because (and cos of instead of because of). We often use it in speaking, emails and text messages, especially in informal situations:

A:

Why are you and Adam not talking to each other?

B:

Cos he’s always saying nasty things about me.

I don’t eat meat cos I love animals.

They cancelled the trip cos of the snow.

We can emphasise because with just or simply:

Just because you’re the boss, it doesn’t mean you can be rude to everyone.

I don’t want to do it simply because I think it’s wrong.