You should avoid the use of because; because there are manyother words you can use, that will make you sound much morearticulate than because. If you say because over and over again,the only thing the reader will be aware of is because – itwill stifle your argument and it is at the top of the list ofthings you should avoid in your academic work.Because, because can drone on and on. See what I mean? Okaylet’s unpack this.·The surrealist art movement involved dream likeimages because the artists wanted to articulate human consciousnessbecause it was very popular during that period.This is a terrible sentence. Why is it a terrible sentence? Notonly because the language is simple, but due the excessive use ofbecause takes over the sentence. Is this a sentence about thesurrealist art movement or a sentence about the excessive use ofbecause? There are many other synonyms (substitutes, replacements)that you can use for because that will pack more of an intellectualpunch.Here are some substitutes for because: on account of, inconsequence of, in view of, by reason of, for the sake of, inbehalf of, on the grounds that, in the interest of, as a result of,as things go, by virtue of, in that, since, as, due to, since.Now that we are armed with our synonyms we can change becauseinto something more elegant:·The surrealist art movement involved dream-likeimages on account of the artists wanting to articulate humanconsciousness as it was very popular during that timeperiod.It is the way you compose sentences that will enable you toavoid the use of because. Compare the first sentence to thesecond:·The surrealist art movement involved dream likeimages because the artists wanted to articulate human consciousnessbecause it was very popular during that period.·The surrealist art movement involved dream-likeimages on account of the artists wanting to articulate humanconsciousness as it was very popular during that timeperiod.Look at how I had to change the language in order to avoid usingthe use of because. You could do this in your own writing. It isimportant to remember that you don’t write academic goldduring your first, second, or even third draft. If it is easier foryou to go to town with because and edit your language after youhave composed your thoughts and ideas, then do that. Everyonewrites differently – some of us need death metal to write,others need absolute silence. But whatever you do, don’tstruggle, if your essay is littered with because and it’sdriving you insane – let us proofread it for you. It reallyis that easy.For more information about Academic Proofreading and EssayWriting, visit our website.
