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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

due to vs because of

0I find it difficult to distinguish between due to and because of. They carry the same meaning to me which is cause and effect.02br
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00Here's an example that requires because of.02br
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01i00Because of public pressure, national leaders have been holding talks in hopes that they can come up with global solutions02i02br
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00An example of due to02br
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01i00In the past six years, the Tribe has always requested additional funds to assist the students that were being denied 01b00due to lack02b00 of funds02i02br
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00I find them interchangable. 05002br
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00What do you think?02br
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00Thanks!010id6
  

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0 Because = on account of02br 00Due to = relating to the cause02br 00I'm not going because nobody invited me. (on account of the fact that nobody invited me)02br 00I'm not going due to lack of funds (the cause of my not going is lack of funds)02br 00I'm not going because I don't like him - gives us the reason why I'm not going02br 00I'm not going due to not liking him. (not a good sentence really - but the meaning is - due to 01b 00the fact 02b 00that I don't like him - so we have the cause)0-

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  • 0 Because = on account of02br 00Due to = relating to the cause02br 00I'm not going because nobody invited me.
  • (on account of the fact that nobody invited me)02br 00I'm not going due to lack of funds (the cause of my not going is lack of funds)02br 00I'm not going because I don't like him - gives us the reason why I'm not going02br 00I'm not going due to not liking him.
  • (not a good sentence really - but the meaning is - due to 01b 00the fact 02b 00that I don't like him - so we have the cause)0-
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0 Because = on account of02br
00Due to = relating to the cause02br
00I'm not going because nobody invited me. (on account of the fact that nobody invited me)02br
00I'm not going due to lack of funds (the cause of my not going is lack of funds)02br
00I'm not going because I don't like him - gives us the reason why I'm not going02br
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0I don't quite understand on account of...sorry for making your job more difficult.02br
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00But in your first example, no invitation sounds like a cause to me. As a result of not having an invitation, I can't go, therefore, I'm not going. 050010id6
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0 I think I'm trying to distinguish between reason and cause.02br
00Having no invitation is the reason I am not going. - because nobody invited me.02br
00The fact that nobody invited me is also the cause of me not going - due to not having been invited.0-
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11i10In the past six years, the Tribe has always requested additional funds to assist the students that were being denied 11b10due to10 lack12b10 of funds12i12br
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10According to English usage books, you should use
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