And now it's time for "Common Errors in English" for Sarah. Today, the letter "B": Being that
Using “being that” to mean “because” is nonstandard, as in “Being that the bank robber was fairly experienced, it was surprising that he showed the teller his ID card when she asked for it.” “Being as how” is even worse. If “because” or “since” are too simple for your taste, you could use “given that” or “in that” instead.
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And now it's time for "Common Errors in English" for Sarah. Today, the letter "B": Being that
Using “being that” to mean “because” is nonstandard, as in “Being that the bank robber was fairly experienced, it was surprising that he showed the teller his ID card when she asked for it.” “Being as how” is even worse. If “because” or “since” are too simple for your taste, you could use “given that” or “in that” instead.
Yeah Sean!! I wish I could be there to run it with you, not that I could keep up cause I'm way out of shape
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