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Whenever you verbally speak the word " 'cause", do you pronounce it " 'cause" or "because?"

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Rebecca

"Cause" is a conjunction in this case short for "because". The standard word is "because", but in spoken English, it is common to shorten "because" and just say "cause". However, this is not the most grammatically correct way to pronounce it and it sounds better and more formal to say "because".

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