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    Owing to-due to or because of?

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    Owing to-due to or because of?
    Message from greg100 posted on 02-10-2010 at 11:14:33 (D | E | F)
    Hi!
    How do we use "owing to","due to" correctly?
    And what about "because of"?Is it possible to use "because of" instead of "owing to" or "due to"?
    Can I get some advice,please?
    Thank you.


    Re: Owing to-due to or because of? from benboom, posted on 02-10-2010 at 12:58:52 (D | E)


    For all practical purposes, they are interchangeable in general spoken usage. Personally, I would never use "owing to" as it seems clumsy, but many people do say it.



    Re: Owing to-due to or because of? from lucile83, posted on 02-10-2010 at 17:00:57 (D | E)
    Hello,

    I would say that' because of' is less formal than' owing to' and 'due to'.

    Regards.




    Re: Owing to-due to or because of? from jonquille, posted on 08-10-2010 at 00:49:30 (D | E)
    Bonjour!

    Here is something I learned at school...a very long time ago!
    Due to means "caused by." It doesn't mean "because of."
    Here is a hint: In a sentence, use "due to" if you can substitute the words "caused by."

    Example:
    Incorrect: The parade was canceled due to rain.
    (replacing "due to" with "caused by" does not make sense:
    The parade was canceled caused by rain.)

    Correct: The parade was canceled because of rain. OR
    Correct: The parade's postponement was due to rain.

    I also remember learning that "due to" must immediately follow some form of the verb "to be," however I'm not positive how accurate a "rule" that is!

    I hope this helps!
    jonquille




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