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29 Nov 2020
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"Why didn't you wait for me to arrive?"
"Cause I thought you stood me up."
Does this sound natural?
"Why didn't you wait for me to arrive?"
"Cause I thought you stood me up."
Does this sound natural?
"Cause I thought you stood me up."
Does this sound natural?
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'Cause I thought you stood me up. Another example, "come on", might be shortened to c'mon. I just think it's important to understand that the sentence only sounds natural because "cause" is short for "because" in that example.
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