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Do they have slight difference in meaning when I use "as" and "since" as synonym of "because" ?
e.g.
I had to shut down the computer since it got infected by virus.
I had to shut down the computer as it got infected by virus.
2014年1月22日 08:32
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"As" and "since" can be used as synonyms of because. The words do have other definitions besides that one, but your understanding is correct.
2014年1月22日
In American English, "since" and "as" can both be used as synonyms of "because." However, in conversation, ¨because" or it´s abbreviated form "´cause" would be much more commonly heard. "Since" and "as" in the sentence you gave sound a bit formal or bookish. They sound better in writing than in conversation. In British English they might be more conversational.
2014年1月28日
since -- time
as -- reason
2014年1月22日
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