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To: David C. Burns who wrote (2052)	3/2/1999 2:39:00 AM
From: Dayuhan	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to 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?

To: David C. Burns who wrote (2052)	3/2/1999 6:30:00 AM
From: Edwarda	Respond to of 4711

I agree with Steven. Moreover, I can tolerate "owing to" as a way of providing relief from the repetitive use of "because of" when I am editing some else's work and wish to avoid rewriting the text. I shall not give way on "due to." One has to draw the line somewhere or be lost among the barbarians.