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English 1b3 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Due to the fact that

I'm trying to avoid the wordy phrase 'due to the fact that.' I understand 'because' can be used.

1) But what about 'due to':

  • The difference must have been due to the fact that Minh had been living in a more pleasant environment for six months.






    • The difference must have been due to Minh having lived in a more pleasant environment for six months.

    2) But is there no way for me to make the second have a progressive aspect is there? (I don't think 'having been living' works).

    Thanks
      

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    The difference must be because Minh had/has been living.... , "failure due to carelessness"). Its use in contexts where "due" is an adverb ("He failed due to carelessness") has been disputed.

    — Mister Micawber

    • The difference must be because Minh had/has been living....
    • , "failure due to carelessness").
    • Its use in contexts where "due" is an adverb ("He failed due to carelessness") has been disputed.
    • Fowler says that "due to is often used by the illiterate as though it had passed, like owing to, into a mere compound preposition".
    • But Fowler was writing in 1926; what hadn't happened then may well have happened by now.
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    The difference must be because Minh had/has been living....
    According to some grammarians, 'due to' should be restricted to adjectival duty:




    "Due to" meaning "caused by" is undisputedly correct in contexts

    where "due" can be construed as an adjective (e.g., "failure due to

    carelessness"). Its use in contexts where "due" is an adverb
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