inasmuch=because

[Wilson Gray]

Isn't the "inasmuch (as)" spelling an Americanism? Isn't it still
written as "in as much (as)" in the UK?

-Wilson

On Fri, May 16, 2008 at 9:28 PM, Sam Clements <SClements at neo.rr.com> wrote:
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> Since there is such a useful word as "because," how did a more involved =
> word "inasmuch" get it's start?  (OED says originally three words)
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> The reason I asked is my 15 yr old daughter asked me what it meant, and =
> I immediately said "because." =20
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> Both words appear in English ca. 1300. =20
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> Sam Clements
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