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Anonymous Posted 7 years ago
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How to phrase this more naturally?

“Unfortunately, we will have to decline your offer due to our company’s current internal state of affairs.”

  

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"due to our company's present circumstances" may read a little better. It still sounds vague, but of course you may not wish to go into more detail. According to a traditional rule this is an incorrect use of "due to", but almost no one cares about that rule any more.

  • "due to our company's present circumstances" may read a little better.
  • It still sounds vague, but of course you may not wish to go into more detail.
  • According to a traditional rule this is an incorrect use of "due to", but almost no one cares about that rule any more.
  • The rest of it is OK.
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"due to our company's present circumstances" may read a little better. It still sounds vague, but of course you may not wish to go into more detail.

According to a traditional rule this is an incorrect use of "due to", but almost no one cares about that rule any more.

The rest of it is OK.

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