I believe that I speak the same English as does Chris, far away as he is (40
km would you say Chris?). But I agree with you and your wife, Tris, that
"due to" is acceptable usage, not even an Americanism. It does also satisfy
Chris' criterion (of which I confess I was unaware, but that is because I
never studied English, I just sort of picked it up as I went along), since
the clause that follows it *is* a noun clause. To be more specific,
"varied" is not a verb, but an adjectival participle.
BUT I am unsure about the last word in the quoted passage below! Do you
mean "stet"? ;-)
Nice to see Trafalgar Square as your "test pic".
Piers
PS Haven't yet had a look at the FM actions I got hold of, but hats off the
Tris for the pointer to the discount!
-----Original Message-----
From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Tris Schuler
Sent: 16 February 2004 09:06
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [OM] Re: Film media article
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On "due to" we both disagree with you, not in theory but actual usage extant
on the page. For instance, "due to the varied connect speeds" refers to the
noun "speeds." Even were it referring to "speeding," just for example, that
gerund form would fulfill the noun case you cite.
Re proper usage in general: there could well be a difference in usage
depending on where one speaks English. I'm not sure where your are, Chris,
but that could be it in this particular case. For instance, my English
happens to be American English, while yours might be England English or
Irish English or Australian English.
I know the language fairly well myself--used to earn my bread and cheese
writing it--and my wife has a PhD in that area, and for whatever reason we
agree it's okay stat.
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