Due to the fact that . . .
. . . “due to the fact that” is needlessly wordy, you should use “because” instead.
These and several other valuable anti-jargon phrasings can be yours by the simple expedient of clicking the following link to Dan Santow’s Word Wise blog:
One (Isn’t) the Loneliest Number
You have my permission to get onto me when I use any of Dan’s wordy phrases. And feel free to tell me in the comments which of his phrases are your “favorite” (i.e. most loathsome), or which other phrases you would add to his list.
(Hat tip to my new friend-via-Twitter Jess Flynn — go Longhorns! — for this.)
Image by Tim Morgan, used under a Creative Commons license.
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That is an interesting post and I went and had a look at the the link for one isn’t the loneliest word and there are a few that I do do use and have now made a not to try and use different words.