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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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Thanks to his smoking habits the fire alarms are out every now and then.
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"the fire alarms are out" doesn't make sense. Possibly you mean "the fire alarm goes off".
- "the fire alarms are out" doesn't make sense.
- Possibly you mean "the fire alarm goes off".
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"the fire alarms are out" doesn't make sense. Possibly you mean "the fire alarm goes off".
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AnonymousWould "the fire alarm is off" make sense?I would expect that to mean "the fire alarm has been turned off -- it has stopped making noise."
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Thanks to is very common in this type of situation. However, unless one is being quite sarcastic, I think that due to is more appropriate. I leave thanks to a more positive attitude.
Thanks to his influence, we now have more donations that we ever expected. ~~ Due to his negligence, we now have a serious leak in security.
Thanks to his influence, we now have more donations that we ever expected. ~~ Due to his negligence, we now have a serious leak in security.
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