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sibgakhan · #1 Monday, December 12, 2005

plz check my sentences with "due to"...

I didn't find any satisfacional answer searching the web, so hopefully you can help me with this...

" Due to different freight forwarding and custom regulations, I learned to cooperate with diffent parties and matters."

"Due to my work experience in different companies and employment with the most different personalities, I can offer my extended language skills, profound organisation skills as well as my ability to get easiliy used to new projects to my future employee."

Thank you for any advice!!!

sibgakhan · #2 Thursday, December 15, 2005

'due to' has a negative result -for example 'due to the appalling traffic, I was late for my appointment; Due to your incompetence, we lost the order; Due to different fowarding regulations, the package went missing between the two countries' and so on.

Due to also needs a clear and direct connection between the cause and effect. You have probably learned to cooperate with different people for more reasons than just different regulations. You have these good qualities for more reasons than just moving companies.

sibgakhan · #3 Thursday, December 15, 2005

Due to - confusion .....

The bone of contention lies in the fact that some still object to its use at the beginning of a sentence, considering that it should be attached to its clause:

'I learned to cooperate with different parties and matters, due to different freight forwarding and custom regulations.' This would correct the matter if the referents were appropriate-- but as you see, they are not.

It needs to be recast as 'I learned to cooperate with different parties and matters, due to my experience with different freight forwarding and custom regulations.'

And then, if you defy the purists, you can risk placing it at the beginning:

'Due to my experience with different freight forwarding and custom regulations, I learned to cooperate with different parties and matters.'

Nauman · #4 Sunday, January 08, 2006

When I was studying for CSS, i cama across this fact many times that "due to" should not be used to start a sentence. If the sentence starts with "due to", the sentence is considered incorrect.

Instead of "due to", "owing to" should be used to start a sentence.

Regards.

Adil Memon · #5 Sunday, January 08, 2006

Salaam,

Brother Nauman, the statement you've made is often found true by me. Do you know the technical reasons of not using "Due to" as a commencing phrase of a sentence?

Regards,

#6 Monday, January 09, 2006

Due to and owing to both mean 'because of'. Phrases can begin both with due/owing to;
Due/owing to the bad weather , the match was cancelled.
We had to postpone the meeting, due/owing to the chairman's illness.

Some people believe its incorrect to use due to at the begining of a clause, but the structure is common in educated usage.

'Due to' can also follow the verb 'be'. But, 'owing to' can't be used this way.
His success was due to his mother. (Not ....was owing to his mother)

(Practical English Usage by Michael Swan)
(Oxford University press)

Adil Memon · #7 Monday, January 09, 2006

Salaam,

Naveed, does that mean 'due to' can be used as a starting phrase?

I noticed 'owing to' in my Newsweek Magazine several times but never came across 'due to' - hence shared my experience.

Regards,