| Kenneth G. Wilson (1923–). The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. 1993. |
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| This locution permits the preposition due to to serve as a subordinating conjunction, just as because and since do: Due to the fact that [because, since] the traffic was so snarled, we missed our plane. (Owing to and because of can also be combined with the fact that.) Many object to due to the fact that on grounds of wordiness, and it is true that where economy is the primary concern, because or since will usually do the job better. But sometimes neither will meet the semantic need exactly, and sometimes economy is not the primary concern. However, due to the fact that, like any other cliché, can be tiresome when overused—save it for the places where only it seems right. And be sure the fact that refers to a fact, not just to a wish, a guess, or a hope. | 1 |
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| | | The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. Copyright © 1993 Columbia University Press. |
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