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Martinlee Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Due to

Hi there,
Please proofread the following sentences for me.

1. Due to the bad weather, the match was cancelled.
2. Because of the bad weather, the match was cancelled.

3. Due to the bad weather, the match is cancelled.

Thanks in advance.
  

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I think #2 would be the safest choice, as some people might still object to the adverbial use of due to and correct it to owing to . I woudn't do that, but I can't speak for others.

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  • I think #2 would be the safest choice, as some people might still object to the adverbial use of due to and correct it to owing to .
  • I woudn't do that, but I can't speak for others.
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I think #2 would be the safest choice, as some people might still object to the adverbial use of due to and correct it to owing to. I woudn't do that, but I can't speak for others.
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Thanks so much.

In what situations are 'due to' and 'because of' NOT interchangeable?

Thanks a lot.
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According to some grammarians, "due to" and "because of" are never interchangeable, and they insist that "due to" should be used only when it can be replaced with "caused by." Most people don't seem to observe this prescriptivist rule, however.
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