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Subject: [OM] Re: OT -- use of English, was Re: The Truth out digital cameras
From: "Jez Cunningham" <jez.cunningham@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2006 11:40:10 +0100
OK, I understand.

Due to my advanced years, remembering it will be the tricky part.
Owing to your web-page being on an intranet, we can't all see it.

thanks and br
jez

On 11/23/06, Chris Barker <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
> Heh, Jez ;-)
>
> Here is part the "spiel" from the website I maintain for the
> University of London Air Squadron, under the heading, "Hints for Good
> English":
>
> •       "Due to" is used to describe a noun clause, whereas "because of"
> or
> "owing to" is used to describe a verb clause; e.g. "the train was
> late because of leaves on the line"; or "the lateness of the train
> was due to leaves on the line".  The first phrase uses "because of"
> to describe "... was late ..." (a verb clause); the second phrase
> uses "due to" to describe "... the lateness of the train ..." ( a
> noun clause).  It is therefore extremely unlikely that you will be
> correct if you start a sentence with "due to", mainly because you are
> almost bound to follow it with the verb that you are trying to describe.
>
> Any comments?
>
> Chris
>
>
> On 23 Nov 2006, at 09:24, Jez Cunningham wrote:
>
> > Go on - in/enquiring minds want to know - give us the postcard
> > version, due
> > to / owing to the fact that most of us don't understand the
> > difference...
> > Jez
> >
>
>
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