Newsgroup: it.cultura.linguistica.inglese
Titolo: Re: The reason that...

 Su Google ne trovo 1.130.000 contro 8.680.000 "the reason why". 
Cerca "reason" su un dizionario!
Kiuhnm

si può dire "the reason that" al posto di "the reason why"?
Per esempio, ho letto questa frase... E' corretta?
| The reason that these products are accessible to patients is that they
| are not subject to the testing of pharmaceuticals because they are
| classified as food supplements.

 
O anche semplicemente "the reason..."
http://www.bartleby.com/61/52/W0145200.html
Many critics have held that why is redundant in the expression the reason
why, as in The reason why he accepted the nomination is not clear. While it
is true that why could be eliminated from such examples with no loss to the
sense, the construction has been used by reputable English writers since
the Renaissance. 

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Leggi cosa dice l'Oxford:
Many people object to the constructions the "reason why..." and  "the reason 
is... because", and feel that the phrasing the "reason that..." is more 
logical and elegant. However, all three expressions are generally accepted 
in standard English. 

 Cerca "reason" su un dizionario!
Sull'American Heritage® Dictionary e sul Merriam-Webster NON trovo questa
forma.
La trovo invece sul Cambridge International Dictionary 
reason (EXPLANATION) 
noun [C or U] 
the cause of an event or situation or something which provides an excuse or
explanation:
The reason for the disaster was engine failure, not human error.
[+ question word] The reason why grass is green was a mystery to the little
boy.
[+ (that)] The reason (that) I'm ringing is to ask a favour.
NOT STANDARD The reason I walked out was because I was bored.
[+ to infinitive] The police have (every good) reason to believe that he is
guilty.
She was furious, and with reason (= with good cause).
For some reason/For reasons best known to himself (= For reasons no one
else knows about) he's decided to leave his job.


I think it's ok. Among examples of  "Cause, reason, purpose and result" in 
"English Vocabulary in Use" by Cambridge University Press I found:
"The reason she didn't go was that she..." or "Her reason for not going was 
that she..."
Cla. 

 in standard English.
Grazie. Altri dizionari non lo spiegano,
Ma "reason that" e "reason why" si usano indifferentemente o c'è una
sfumatura diversa?

 sfumatura diversa?
Si usano indifferentemente (almeno secondo i più), ma la stranezza è che 
alcuni ritengono che la forma "reason that" sia esclusivamente americana 
e poco corretta, mentre altri che sia addirittura l'unica corretta in 
quanto il "why" sarebbe ridondante.
Il dizionario della Longman le mostra entrambe senza fare nessuna 
menzione speciale.
Kiuhnm

 forma.
Sul mio l'ho trovata subito, quindi credevo che fossi soltanto pigro :-)
Kiuhnm

 Kiuhnm
Io voto per "the reason" e basta... così ho letto su un corso.
ciao

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Capito. :) 
Ma si tratta di usage, non di significato, e non sempre i dizionari danno
ampie spiegazioni sull'usage. 

 
Sometimes they are interchangeable, but not always.
For example:
One can say:
"Can you explain to me the reason why?" 
This is a complete sentence. You could use it when you didn't understand 
the cause of something.
But you would never say:
"Can you explain to me the reason that?" 
This is incomplete. You would have to say something else, per essempio 
"Can you explain to me the reason that happened?" 
But here they are both o.k.
The reason that the bus is late is because.............
The reason why the bus is late is because......
In England you will hear both.
Pip pip
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