Timeline for Difference between kara and n desu?

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Dec 13, 2012 at 10:30	comment	added	Kokoroatari		I know, I've always wondered too, how could it be. My wild guess is that is due to the "more causative" nature of kara, while node is softer, when it comes to express a reason. It's also true that node comes from "no de", which means it's/was a te-kei, and te-kei expresses more of a logical (an temporal) connection, than a clear reason (i.e. Aて、B = A and thus B). This should confirm my previous point... but obviously I'm just guessing here.
Dec 13, 2012 at 5:14	comment	added	dainichi		I personally agree with your point that ので sounds more formal than から, but opinions differ (see japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/4715/…). And every day I hear at the station: 危ないですから黄色い線までおさがり下さい
Dec 12, 2012 at 21:29	comment	added	Kokoroatari		@istrasci then you used a good textbook. I've something like 5 different basic textbook/thematic handbook and none of them use "desu kara". Some of them are italian editions... so they're probably translation of some '70s textbook XD However, I'm pretty sure because I remember clearly that when I was a beginner I heard desu kara in anime very frequently (and never kara desu), so I looked it up in every book I had and nothing. Now I do have a book that presents "polite form + kara", but it's a 上級(!)
Dec 12, 2012 at 15:36	comment	added	istrasci		I never learned `〜からです` in textbooks. The first one I learned was `〜ですから`. My beginner courses used "Japanese For Busy People", so anyone else using that will probably not encounter it, unless they've added it to the revised editions.
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