How do native English speakers say "because of"?

Native speakers reduce "because of" to "cuzza" (/kəzə/) in natural speech. for the reason of; as a result of

because of → cuzza | Reduction

Q: What is the connected speech form of "because of"?

"because of" becomes "cuzza" — a reduction pattern. In casual speech, 'because of' often reduces to 'cuzza'. This happens when sounds are dropped and merged to make speaking faster and easier.

because of → cuzza /kəzə/ Reduction

for the reason of; as a result of

In casual speech, 'because of' often reduces to 'cuzza'. This happens when sounds are dropped and merged to make speaking faster and easier.

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because of → cuzza

/kəzə/

for the reason of; as a result of

In casual speech, 'because of' often reduces to 'cuzza'. This happens when sounds are dropped and merged to make speaking faster and easier.

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Example 1

We were late cuzza traffic.

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Example 2

She's tired cuzza working all night.

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Example 3

The game was cancelled cuzza rain.

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Example 4

I skipped lunch cuzza that last-minute meeting.

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Example 5

He's acting weird cuzza what you said yesterday.

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because of → cuzza