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Pastimes : SI Grammar and Spelling Lab
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To: David C. Burns who wrote (2052)3/2/1999 2:39:00 AM
From: Dayuhan  Read Replies (3) of 4711
 
I would take the criticism farther than Fowler. Look again at the royal sentence:

Due to inability to market their grain, prairie farmers have been faced for some time with a serious shortage of sums to meet their immediate needs.

Replacing "due" with "owing" might be grammatically correct, but would still leave the sentence seriously overweight. The royal speechwriter should have abandoned pomp and settled for:

Unable to market their grain, prairie farmers have run out of money.

Or perhaps:

Inability to market their grain has reduced the incomes of prairie farmers.

Any other suggestions?
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