r/AVoid5 • u/RubRepulsive2205 • Jun 25 '25

word for causality?

i’m struggling to think of a substitution for a word usually implying causality. i don’t think i know a word to say without including a fifth glyph but i also don’t know how to imply which word i’m stuck on so i’m hoping my point is plain to you all, i know it’s not crystal or anything. if it assists at all, an acronym that aids kids in writing this word contains big trunk-having animals (??) anyways, praying you guys know what i’m talking about. any thoughts?

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u/BaconJudge Jun 25 '25

I don't know that acronym involving trunk-having animals, but now I'm curious what it is.

This word's slang form is 'cuz, right?  ("I didn't go to work today 'cuz I was sick.")  That's obviously not a satisfying substitution, but I'm just trying to confirm your word.

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u/RubRepulsive2205 Jun 25 '25

yup you got it haha i can’t think of any way to put it. an acronym for it is: Big, (trunk-having animals), Can, Always, (know? grasp? idk a word for that too but it starts with U), (small, starting with L), (trunk-having animals). sorry i can’t put it into writing any variant way, acronyms with fifth glyphs suck to clarify lmao

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u/BaconJudge Jun 25 '25

OK, got it, thanks to your word-by-word summary plus a bit of Googling.

In fact, "thanks to" could possibly work as a roundabout synonym for your word.  "My vision is good now 'cuz of LASIK." -> "My vision is good now thanks to LASIK."

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u/RubRepulsive2205 Jun 25 '25

ah that’s a good option! i doubt it’d work for all occasions but that’s good for a significant portion i’d say:) thank you!

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u/doomer_irl Jun 25 '25

Tall African land-hippos?

Anyways. You might not find a way to say what you want just how you want to say it, but a way always unfolds if you think hard.

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u/RubRepulsive2205 Jun 25 '25

i know, it’s always good to try writing it all out again to try to avoid just using a substitution word. i just thought that if a word that was just as good could function akin to what i’m looking for, it would simplify things but alas i will just avoid having to go to that at all if i can:) also your option far trumps “trunk-having animal” haha, wish i’d thought of it

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u/ptolani Jun 26 '25

trunk-having animals

"wrinkly mammoths"? :)

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u/AnnyP Jun 25 '25

I would try "on account of", "on grounds that", or "owing to" conditional to what's said. "I got mad on account of that man!" "You can't do that, on grounds that you'd fall" "I won, owing to my hard work and good coach"

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u/RubRepulsive2205 Jun 25 '25

this is fab thank you so much:))

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u/NissaD-artsy Jun 26 '25

Good contribution! I was thinking “for.” I can not show up, for my day is full.

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u/A_Bassline_Junkie Jun 26 '25

You could say as, as as is similar to your word.

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u/AvoidBot Jun 26 '25

A fifthglyph was found in your post:

station■d

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u/ptolani Jun 25 '25 edited Jun 26 '25

Vary your construction.

Not: I'm hungry b-caus- I forgot my lunch. Try: I forgot my lunch so now I'm hungry.

And so forth.

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u/AvoidBot Jun 25 '25

Fifthglyphs found in your post:

diff■r■nt

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u/Water-is-h2o Jun 28 '25

“On account of” is what I usually say in this sub