2022-02-14 ศัพท์ น่าสับสน - Set – D - Due to & owing to

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2022-02-14

ศัพท์ น่าสับสน - Set – D -  Due to & owing to 

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Dictionary.com:

ออกเสียง due = “DYOO”

 

Dictionary of Problem Words and Expressions:

due to

The phrase due to, when used in a prepositional sense 

meaning “owing to” and “caused by,” is in common and reputable use: 

“His accident was due to a fall on the icy pavement.”

 

Many careful speakers avoid due to in 

introducing an adverbial construction (He begam to shake due to his fear), 

but actually due to is grammatically as soundand correct 

as the phrases it replaces: 

owing to, because of, on account of, and through.

However, due to and, especially,

due to the fact that are wordy ways of saying since and because.

 

Common Errors in English Usage Dictionary:

Due to the fact &  because

Although “due to” is n ow a generally acceptable synonym 

for “because," 

"due to the fact that” is a clumsy and wordy substitute 

that should be avoided in formal writing. 

“Due to” is often misspelled “do to.”

 

The A-Z of Correct English Common Errors in English Dictionary:

Due to & owing to 

Strictly speaking, 

‘due to’ should refer to a noun: 

“His absence was DUE TO sickness.: (noun) 

/“The delay was DUE TO leaves on the line.” (noun) ‘

 

Owing to’, strictly speaking, should refer to a verb:

“The march was cancelled OWING TO the storm.” (verb) 

“OWING TO an earlier injury, he limped badly.” (verb)

 

However, in recent years, the use of ‘due to’ 

where traditionally ‘owing to’ would be required has become widespread. 

Nevertheless, 

some careful writers continue to preserve the distinction 

and you may wish to do so too in a formal context.