…because of the wonderful things he does!
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Because human beings.
I love being hip to the new jive. Even if I am an olds, I still like to be someone who is on top of what is new. I think instead of being dragged behind the grammar train, it’s good to be driving that train. I like the new “because” and the way that internet communication has changed our language. Party on dudes. Party on.
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The next post I read was The silent mystery of LADWP’s buildings:
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Which I immediately felt the need to change in my mind to:
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Who’s on first?
Porky. Porque, por que.
because my lawn!
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I’ve always been a fan of ‘Because fuck you! That’s why!’
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Also see “literally.”
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Also “also.”
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Because rampant stupidity. Also, Palin.
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So by “intentionally” you meant “unintentionally…because internet.”
Eh. ‘Because’ can be a convenient shorthand used for avoiding producing a whole treatise when we all are all very well acquainted with the (usually rhetorical, intractable, or both) arguments involved already.
In opposition to that, we have ‘tl;dr’ usually used as a slur to say, “I am both mentally lazy and not amenable to persuasion ,even if your arguments are superior to my own. I’ve avoided the whole problem by not listening.”
It’s actually quite a good use of language to convey piles of meaning quickly and easily. If grammar was the issue, more people would be throwing fits about this ‘excited for’ and ‘bored of’ usage. Because Teresa Guidice.
Yeah, we might as well say goodbye to that song.
“If ever, oh ever a whiz there was, the Wizard of Oz is one because
Because because because because becaaaauuuuse…!
Because Wizard.”
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Because round world.
See?
The thing about “literally,” is it’s not the first time it’s happened. Really. Actually. Both of those used to mean “what I mean here is true, no exaggeration.” And both gradually just turned into intensifiers. And I think it faded for a good reason. Because the intended use ignores human nature. Or at least English-speaking cultural nature.
We’re a people of liars, and braggarts, and exaggerators and jokers. We literally can’t not misuse a word intended to convey absolute truth, at least not for long. The word was literally doomed from the start, it just took a while to get widely accepted.
Inventing a new word and designating it not to be used in humor or exaggeration is literally like inventing a new art form and insisting it not be used for pornography. You can try, and it might last a little while, but eventually, it’s going to happen, and there are plenty of people who are just going to take the proposition as a dare.
You seem to be responding to an argument I didn’t make.
Because Oz.
Sorry, I had that saved up since the last time we had a debate on ‘literally’ and the thread closed before I could use it. I’ve been waiting for a chance ever since. 
That’s definitely true. Awful used to mean awe inspiring, usually in a good way. Now it means an extreme opposite of good. An awful display of fireworks just isn’t what it used to be.
…word…
