0
Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Application to leave hostel

Sir
I would kindly request you to release from hostel owing to medical,food and study problems in hostel.
  

Top answer

Hi, I would use "leave" instead of "release" and "due to" rather than "owing to". Hamid

  • Hi, I would use "leave" instead of "release" and "due to" rather than "owing to".
  • Hamid
Free · every Monday

Get the Weekly English Kit 📬

New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.

3 Answers
0
Hi,
I would use "leave" instead of "release" and "due to" rather than "owing to".
Hamid
0
hrsaneiI would use "leave" instead of "release"
But that alone would produce "I would kindly request you to leave from hostel ...", which doesn't make any more sense than the original. I suppose it was intended to mean something like "request permission to leave the hostel".
hrsanei"due to" rather than "owing to".
In ac
0
In actual fact, traditionally it is "due to" that might be considered incorrect here by sticklers, though nowadays it would be very widely accepted. See usage note at http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/due
That's very interesting. Merriam-Webster has a n

Related Questions