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[kittydesade]

Giving a reason, using から, and expressing contrast using が
Expressing cause and effect in a single sentence.
あした　りょうしんが　きますから、　あぱーとのそうじをしました。
Since my parents are coming tomorrow, I cleaned my apartment.

Expressing contrast, using A.
きょうは　いそがしいですが、　あしたは　ひまです。
I am busy today, but I will be free tomorrow.

なにを　しましたか。
What did you do?
レポートが　ありましたから、　うちで　べんきょうしました。
I studied at home because I had a report to write.
そうですか。　たいへんでしたね。
I see. That was hard, wasn’t it?
ええ、　たいへんでしたが、　おもしろかったです。
Yes, it was hard, but interesting.

If a sentence contains both a reason and a result, the clause for the reason (the one ending with から) must come before the clause indicating the result.

から can be used by itself to state a reason:
よくテレビをみますか。
Do you watch TV often?
いいえ、　いそがしですから。
No, because I am busy.

Since が connects two clauses in a contrasting or negative relationship, the contrast marker は is often used with が
えいがは　みませんでしたが、　テレビは　みました。
I didn’t watch movies but I watched television.
ゆうびんきょくには　いきませんでしたが、　ぎんこうには　いきました。
I didn’t go to the post office but I went to the bank.

が can be used in the sentence that opens a conversation or introduces a topic. In this case it is called a weak “but,” because it does not introduce a strong negative relation. This is the use of GA similar to the use of “but” in English in the sentence: Excuse me, but could you turn on the television?
あのう　すみませんが、　いま　なんじですか。
Excuse me, but what time is it?
わたしの　うちは　あれですが、　たなかさんのは　どのたてものですか。
My house is that one over there, but which building is Tanaka-san’s?


Yay rules. Oof. Cramps have finally subsided, I think. Cunning plan has been outlined and vaguely sketched in. Shipping is being blitzed through, since I have a long weekend's backlog and wasn't in this morning on account of getting my teeth buffed and polished better than the damn Impala. Hush, youse, that was not blasphemy.

Hopefully I can finish Don't Dress Your Cat In An Apron tonight. Preferably I can finish it today after UPS goes away. I think our regular driver is back, which means punctuality and me not having much to do after 4. Well, 4.30 once all the emails are sent. And then I can finish the stupid fic of pain and ow, and hope it's not too horribly offensive or badly written or anything. This is a potentially sensitive subject that I don't know much about, so I'm kind of hoping a common sense do a bit of first person research and extrapolate what I can't see described already by primary sources approach works. I've had some advice, and now I'm handing it to my betas at the very last minute. Bad writer no cookie.

... On the plus side! Finished Season 2 of Prison Break and OH MY FUCKING GOD I HAVE NEVER BEEN CREEPED OUT BY ANYONE SO MUCH AS I AM BY T-BAG. I, seriously. Every time the man is on screen I feel the ooze. Kudos to Robert Knepper, major kudos, because I absolutely adore him in every other role I've seen him in, which is all of two, granted. Tommy Dolan and his character from Good Night and Good Luck, Don Surine, I think. But still. Somehow. The man oozes. Just oozes. I kind of feel bad every time something really nasty happens to him (and there's a lot of those) but at the same time he is such a Blade it hurts. For all five of you that know what I'm talking about. And he OOZES. And he's kind of sexy but creepy and slimy and he makes me want to take five showers every time he gets that covetous look and did I mention the ooze? Eek. William Fichtner, on the other hand, just makes me want to take him by the shoulders and sit him down and make him be still for five minutes and then curl up and hug him and pet him and make everything all right. And the Company makes me want to go around like a Shadowrun assassin and just shoot ALL of them.

Ahem. So. Finished Season 2 of Prison Break, which means tonight is Camaron while the boy is out doing his gaming thing. From which he had FUCKING WELL BETTER COME BACK AT THE USUAL TIME. Or call. One of the two. Or I will be pissed. You wouldn't like me when I'm angry, McGee.