Teaching D at a Russian University

[Abdulhaq]

On Sunday, 20 February 2022 at 03:44:42 UTC, Paul Backus wrote:
> On Saturday, 19 February 2022 at 20:26:45 UTC, Elronnd wrote:
>> On Saturday, 19 February 2022 at 17:33:07 UTC, matheus wrote:
>>> By the way English isn't my first language but I think there 
>>> is a small typo:
>>>
>>> "In D, such nuances are fewer, for header files are not 
>>> required."
>>>
>>> I think it's missing the word "example":
>>>
>>> "In D, such nuances are fewer, for example header files are 
>>> not required."
>>
>> I think it is fine as is.
>
> Yes, this is a perfectly correct use of "for" as a coordinating 
> conjunction. [1] It may come across as a bit formal or 
> old-fashioned, though—in normal speech, you'd usually use 
> "since".
>
> [1] https://writing.wisc.edu/handbook/grammarpunct/coordconj/

for the benefit of ESL people, yes the two phrases are both 
grammatically correct, but they do have different meanings. 'For' 
here has a sense of 'because', implying the non-requirement of 
header files is the main reason. When we say 'for example', it's 
indicating one of a number of reasons.