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"JUST BECAUSE ... DOESN'T MEAN ..." IS WRONG
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I probably sent you here because you used "Just because ... doesn't mean ..."
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sentence. Here is why it's wrong and how it's right:
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REASONING
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This is how we usually use "because": "I cry because I'm sad."
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We can reverse the sentence order: "Because I'm sad, I cry."
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Now take a similar sentence: "I don't cry just because I'm sad."
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And reverse the order in the same way: "Just because I'm sad, I don't cry."
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We have arrived at the correct form.
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SO HOW TO SAY IT PROPERLY?
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Instead of: "Just because I'm sad (it) doesn't mean I cry." <-- WRONG
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say: "Just because I'm sad, I don't (necessarily) cry." <-- CORRECT
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or: "Just the fact I'm sad (alone) doesn't mean I cry." <-- CORRECT
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