On Account of
Hi,
I was reading an english book and I found this sentence:

Everybody, however, called him Master
Cherry, on account of the end of his nose, which was always as red and
polished as a ripe cherry

I knew "on account of"meant - a causa di

It is yet used or is obsolete

Grazie
Gae

Question

On  Account of
Hi,
I was reading an english book and I found this sentence:

Everybody, however, called him Master
Cherry, on account of the end of his nose, which was always as red and
polished as a ripe cherry

I knew "on account of"meant - a causa di

It is yet used or is obsolete

Grazie
Gae

Answer

It's still used, however it's not that common. I've heard my grandparents and parents use it more than my peers (I'm 26).

I think I have said it myself a few times though, but not often.

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