{"id":78,"date":"2015-07-21T18:57:47","date_gmt":"2015-07-21T18:57:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.candelalearning.com\/styleforstudents\/?post_type=chapter&p=78"},"modified":"2015-07-21T18:57:47","modified_gmt":"2015-07-21T18:57:47","slug":"due-to-the-fact-that-the-reason-is-because","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-hccc-styleforstudents-1\/chapter\/due-to-the-fact-that-the-reason-is-because\/","title":{"raw":"Due to the fact that \/ The reason is because","rendered":"Due to the fact that \/ The reason is because"},"content":{"raw":"
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\r\n\r\nThese two phrases are both too wordy and too colloquial for formal writing. They also fail to express a simple causal relationship with efficiency. Handily, these phrases can usually be replaced by the word \u201cbecause\u201d:\r\n
Instead of:<\/em> \u201cThe experiment was halted due to the fact that funding was withdrawn.\u201d\r\n\r\nWrite<\/em>: \u201cThe experiment was halted because funding was withdrawn.\u201d<\/blockquote>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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These two phrases are both too wordy and too colloquial for formal writing. They also fail to express a simple causal relationship with efficiency. Handily, these phrases can usually be replaced by the word \u201cbecause\u201d:<\/p>\n

Instead of:<\/em> \u201cThe experiment was halted due to the fact that funding was withdrawn.\u201d<\/p>\n

Write<\/em>: \u201cThe experiment was halted because funding was withdrawn.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

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