insider.si.edu: In labor's cause : main themes on the history of the American worker / David Brody
In labor's cause : main themes on the history of the American worker / David Brody
Tradition refers to the advent of a Chinese artist named Nanriu, invited to Japan in the 5th century as a painter of the Imperial banners, but of the labors and influence of Period, this man and of his descendants we have no record.
If you continue to believe something that is not true, you are laboring under a delusion/misapprehension/misconception. He still labors under the delusion that other people value his opinion.
Hi everyone! I've just used the search function but still got some doubts though. I understand because is sometimes spelled 'cause or 'cos in direct speech. 1. Is it correct to use the apostrophe for both of the abbreviations or not? Sometime I've noticed some English natives don't use it...
a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect: You have been the cause of much anxiety. What was the cause of the accident? the reason or motive for some human action: The good news was a cause for rejoicing.
"Cause of" implies a causal relationship, as in "this is the cause of that". I personally can't think of many contexts where "cause for" would be appropriate other that "cause for alarm" and phrases similar to it.
Cause for vs cause of - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
The term 'cause (with an apostrophe before the c) has appeared in the Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary series and in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language series for more than 30 years. Merriam-Webster was the first of the two series to provide an entry for the abbreviated term—in the Eighth Collegiate (1973): 'cause conj : BECAUSE This entry, which is absent from ...