"Owing To" vs "Resulting From"
We know that 'owing to' means 'because of' or 'due to'.
How is 'resulting from' different from 'owing to'?
Question: John decided to call off the hike ______ the thunderstorm.
(a) Owing to
(b) Resulting from
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EnglishAnon We know that 'owing to' means 'because of' or 'due to'. Traditionally, "due to" did not mean the same as "owing to" or "because of". "due to" was supposed to be restricted to the meaning "caused by".
- EnglishAnon We know that 'owing to' means 'because of' or 'due to'.
- Traditionally, "due to" did not mean the same as "owing to" or "because of".
- "due to" was supposed to be restricted to the meaning "caused by".
- For example, one would say "the cancellation was due to rain", but not "the match was cancelled due to rain".
- Nowadays few people know or follow this "rule".
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EnglishAnonWe know that 'owing to' means 'because of' or 'due to'.
Traditionally, "due to" did not mean the same as "owing to" or "because of". "due to" was supposed to be restricted to the meaning "caused by". For example, one would say "the cancellation was due to rain", but not "the match was cancelled due to rain". Nowadays few people know or follow thi
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