"JUST BECAUSE ... DOESN'T MEAN ..." IS WRONG ============================================ I probably sent you here because you used "Just because ... doesn't mean ..." sentence. Here is why it's wrong and how it's right: REASONING ========= This is how we usually use "because": "I cry because I'm sad." We can reverse the sentence order: "Because I'm sad, I cry." Now take a similar sentence: "I don't cry just because I'm sad." And reverse the order in the same way: "Just because I'm sad, I don't cry." We have arrived at the correct form. SO HOW TO SAY IT PROPERLY? ========================== Instead of: "Just because I'm sad (it) doesn't mean I cry." <-- WRONG say: "Just because I'm sad, I don't (necessarily) cry." <-- CORRECT or: "Just the fact I'm sad (alone) doesn't mean I cry." <-- CORRECT