Chris Barker 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
Yes, well, I find it interesting! That's about all I can say.
I can appreciate the sentence parsing, even though I could no longer
analyze the construction on my own.
It's been way too long since the days I would have known what I was
talking about, if I said that. So, I just listen and enjoy!
keith whaley
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