Take the tour ×  Possible Duplicate: Sentence Construction:
“Just Because … Does Not Mean” “just because… doesn't mean…”
I'm wondering if "Just because X doesn't mean Y" is a
grammatical construction. I tend to say, "Just because X,
it/that doesn't mean Y", because I don't think "because X" is a
nominal phrase. If this is correct, then "The reason why X is
because Y" must also be correct.  share|improve this question
Yes, that phrase feels like it is missing the 'it' as subject to
'doesn't mean'. If writing a school paper it should be marked
wrong, but in speaking it'll pass. –  Mitch Feb 13 '12 at 17:10
add comment  marked as duplicate by RegDwigнt Feb 13 '12 at
17:44   2 Answers  I'd call it grammatically correct. "Just
because X" is the subject of the sentence. If you want to make
it slightly less informal, I'd probably replace "Just because"
with "The fact that" or something similar.  ^_^ And, of course,
this is assuming that your X is not something ridiculous like
"pancakes".  "Just because pancakes doe