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 * due to &mdash; The adjectival use of due to is undisputed. Its adverbial use, however, has been a subject of dispute for many years, as witnessed by several (especially U.S.) dictionary usage notes that in the end designate it as "standard."  William Strunk in his Elements of style labelled the disputed adverbial use of due to as "incorrect."   Fowler's Dictionary of modern English usage (1st ed.) condemned the adverbial use as "common ... only ... among the illiterate" and noted that it does not occur in published sources before 1897, according to the OED.  Due to is frequently used in place of from, for, with, of, because of, and other prepositions.  Undisputed synonyms for due to are "caused by"' and '"attributable to."


 * Disputed usage: He died due to cancer. (He died of cancer.)
 * Disputed usage: Due to the end of the Second War, circumstances altered profoundly. (With the end of the Second War, circumstances altered profoundly.)
 * Disputed usage: The project failed due to lack of funds. (The project failed for lack of funds.)
 * Undisputed usage: His death was due to cancer.
 * Undisputed usage: Many thought the problem was due to mismanagement.