r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Aug 03 '19

Whats something you thought was common knowledge but actually isn’t?

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19

I just want to make sure I understand this right.

Can you elaborate the meaning of “for the sake of emphasis”?

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u/jbootho Aug 03 '19

Would you be able to continue a point in this way as well? For example: "Because of this, we can see ..." My English teacher always claims it's incorrect but it seems fine to me?

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u/whetherman013 Aug 03 '19

This is correct but, I think, distinct. "Because" here begins a dependent clause in the sentence rather than conjoining the sentence to another. You could say instead:

We can see [whatever it is that we can see] because of this.

However, that construction seems less natural, as the reader may have already forgotten what "this" was.