"Down to the fact that" in academic writing
I found the following phrase on one of videos that I've watched. Please someone let me know whether it is appropriate to use it in formal writing.
be down to the fact that
Example:-
Part of this success is down to the fact that London is a big, congested city.
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dileepa Please someone let me know whether it is appropriate to use it in formal writing. No. I don't recommend "down to the fact that" in formal writing.
- dileepa Please someone let me know whether it is appropriate to use it in formal writing.
- No.
- I don't recommend "down to the fact that" in formal writing.
- In formal writing you'd probably want "can be attributed to" instead of "is down to".
- Part of this success can be attributed to the fact that London is a big, congested city.
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dileepaPlease someone let me know whether it is appropriate to use it in formal writing.
No. I don't recommend "down to the fact that" in formal writing.
In formal writing you'd probably want "can be attributed to" instead of "is down to".
Part of this success can be attributed to the fact that London is a big, congested city.
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