Why is “car mon père est très spécial” not correct? What is the difference between “car” and “parce que”?

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Hi Louise,
You might be also interested in my answer to a similar question asked some time ago -
https://french.kwiziq.com/questions/view/in-this-case-car-is-used-in-the-same-sense-as-parce-que
Hope it helps!

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Hi Louise,Suggest you have a look here:-http://bdl.oqlf.gouv.qc.ca/bdl/gabarit_bdl.asp?t1=1&id=3500This a very good explanation but all in french."car" is a conjunction of coordination whereas "parce que" is a conjunction of subordination."car" provides a direct reason whereas "parce que" provides further circumstantial information.Hope this helps.Jim