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karteeksai: Junior | Next Rank: 30 Posts; Posts: 13; Joined: Tue Nov 09, 2010 5:39 amFollowed by: 1 member

by karteeksai » Tue Aug 09, 2011 9:55 am

when is "due to" used and when is "Because of" used?
Are these similar??

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by GmatKiss » Tue Aug 09, 2011 10:06 am

No they are not.

Due to is a result of something
Because of is more kind of a known reason

Due to -> as a result of
Because -> on account of

Market is closed today due to(as a result of)a disaster.
Market is closed today because of(on account of) Christmas.

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