Subject: Not because

From: Pierre Abbat <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2001 21:46:31 -0400

How do we distinguish "not because" in these sentences?:

The Vietnamese get into the Fourth of July celebrations because they enjoy
firecrackers, not because they are Americans.

The Vietnamese get into the Fourth of July celebrations because they enjoy
firecrackers, not because they live below me.

phma