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Victo Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
'due to' / 'because of'
We often hear 'Due to the graphic nature of this footage, viewer discretion is advised'.
Shouldn't it technically be
'Because of the graphic nature of this footage, viewer discretion is advised'?
If you can substitute 'attributable to' for 'due to' and the sentence still makes sense, then it is the correct choice.
His bad health was due to (= 'attributable to') a poor diet.
'Attributable to' the graphic nature of this footage, viewer discretion is advised' is certainly incorrect, and so would be 'Due to' in that sentence, correct?
Shouldn't it technically be
'Because of the graphic nature of this footage, viewer discretion is advised'?
If you can substitute 'attributable to' for 'due to' and the sentence still makes sense, then it is the correct choice.
His bad health was due to (= 'attributable to') a poor diet.
'Attributable to' the graphic nature of this footage, viewer discretion is advised' is certainly incorrect, and so would be 'Due to' in that sentence, correct?
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There's no agreement on this. My dictionary offers this opinion: —Usage. DUE TO as a prepositional phrase meaning “because of, owing to” has been in use since the 14th century: Due to the sudden rainstorm, the picnic was moved indoors.
- There's no agreement on this.
- My dictionary offers this opinion: —Usage.
- DUE TO as a prepositional phrase meaning “because of, owing to” has been in use since the 14th century: Due to the sudden rainstorm, the picnic was moved indoors.
- Some object to this use on the grounds that DUE is historically an adjective and thus should be used only predicatively in constructions like The delay was due to electrical failure.
- Despite such objections, DUE TO occurs commonly as a compound preposition and is standard in all varieties of speech and writing.
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There's no agreement on this. My dictionary offers this opinion:
—Usage. DUE TO as a prepositional phrase meaning “because of, owing to” has been in use since the 14th century: Due to the sudden rainstorm, the picnic was moved indoors. Some object to this use on the grounds that DUE is historically an adjective and thus should be used only predicativel
—Usage. DUE TO as a prepositional phrase meaning “because of, owing to” has been in use since the 14th century: Due to the sudden rainstorm, the picnic was moved indoors. Some object to this use on the grounds that DUE is historically an adjective and thus should be used only predicativel
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Thank you, CB. I see that 'due to' (which is more natural to my ear anyway) is also correct.
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