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I thought this usage arose from dropping the word "of" after "because". "Because of" wasn't mentioned anywhere in the article.

• code_duck 13y ago
  It is, in the beginning: > It can be followed either by a finite clause (I'm reading this because [I saw it on the web]) or by a prepositional phrase (I'm reading this because [of the web]). Seems to me that you are correct, this 'new usage' is merely the latter usage without 'of'.
  • Semaphor 13y ago
    The difference is that it changes the meaning.
    • code_duck 13y ago
      How exactly does it change the meaning? Either way it simply ascribes a cause.