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Rule "confusion of cause vs. because"

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Description: confusion of cause vs. because
Message: Did you mean because?
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Link: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/because-because-of-and-cos-cos-of
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • I think it's great cause it's finally running.
    Correction suggestion: because
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • This is currently hard to see because the only way to cause it is via troops that cause random effects.
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: CAUSE_BECAUSE [2]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-19 22:33:07 +0200)