Check out Don’t Use “As” When You Mean “Because” by rogersgeorge. Here is an excerpt:
Yes, “as” is shorter than “because, and it’s even shorter then “since,” and I generally recommend the shorter word when you write technical material, but in this case, don’t! Here’s a bad sentence:
Melorheostosis is one of the most notorious diseases as the reason for its occurrence was a…
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