Has because become a dirty word? I increasingly read, especially in jargon-filled technology text, the perfectly acceptable word "because" substituted with since, as or due to. Why is this?
For example (and these all occurred in the same paragraph):
"Long delays make it difficult for callers to have a natural speech pattern to their conversation as it is difficult to determine when the other person is finished talking."
"Delays on IP networks can cause latency to exceed 150 milliseconds due to data and voice congestion."
"With VoIP, the transport medium has changed since the PCM voice traffic is now carried over an IP network."
Is it me, or wouldn't because (or because of) be the most appropriate word in all these cases? (Can you tell that I am, again, The Frustrated Editor?)
For example (and these all occurred in the same paragraph):
"Long delays make it difficult for callers to have a natural speech pattern to their conversation as it is difficult to determine when the other person is finished talking."
"Delays on IP networks can cause latency to exceed 150 milliseconds due to data and voice congestion."
"With VoIP, the transport medium has changed since the PCM voice traffic is now carried over an IP network."
Is it me, or wouldn't because (or because of) be the most appropriate word in all these cases? (Can you tell that I am, again, The Frustrated Editor?)
