I’ve seen this used somewhat uncommonly in literature and in posts on social media. It tends to happen, from my experience, when someone is trying to explain something in-depth or as a addendum to a point trying to be made. For example, and to create a circular reference:
I have a question about the usage of the word for, “For I’ve seen this used somewhat uncommonly in literature and in posts on social media.” Is there a term or any significance and/or difference for using the word “for” in the quoted sentence of the second paragraph of this question versus not using it in the first paragraph?
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Putting “for” at the front signals that what follows has caused something else to happen. It’s usually short for “therefore”, so it is grammatically incorrect the way you used it. It needs an argument before.
>”I am questioning this word’s usage. For I’ve seen this used somewhat uncommonly in literature and in posts on social media.”
“Because” is more flexible, because you can put the statement after as well:
>”Because I’ve seen this used somewhat uncommonly in literature and in posts on social media, I’ve created a post about it.”
So it signals that there’s a train of thought.
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