because (in spoken American English)

I was speaking with one of my English language learner friends and she said, "what did you say? you said 'cuzit'...?"

I notice often English learners hear more than one word stuck together in spoken (American) English and think it is one word.

She meant when I said "because it.." (part of a sentence).

When I say "because", it sounds like "cause" or "cuz". I don't say the "be" part of the word. This is not incorrect! This is the way American English is spoken. At the same time, it's not incorrect to say "because".

Most of the time you should use "because" in written English. The only times you might not use it are: text messages or other informal writing. You may also find "because" written as "cuz" or "cos" or "cause" in informal writing or in texts that want to imitate the way people speak, such as novels or plays.

So listen for "cause" when you hear American English spoken.