due to the fact that
could you help me please, with this expression what does due to the fact that mean?
thank you.
4 Answers
When expressing something that may or may not be true, due to the fact that could mean because of what happened or some similar construction. For example:
- Due to the fact that the car hit the tree, the tree died.
- Because the car hit the tree, it died.
Probably a bad example, but hopefully this helps.
Delores - I can remember my dad using "due to the fact that' so it's hardly recent. He died in 1963.
"Due to the fact that" is a somewhat legalistic way of saying "because of". Obviously it needs a factual referent (or should do; it is often used to bamboozle the ignorant when "the fact" is mere supposition).
However, it purports to introduce some sort of simple, syllogistic logic based on "if the fact then (some obvious consequence)".
Never, ever trust this so-called logic without first checking it out. 1) the "fact" 2) the following "logic".
Because of this...
Due to the fact that the book was overdue, I had to pay a fine.
Because the book was overdue, I had to pay a fine.
In the not too distant past, "due to" was not considered correct in this context. It seems to be attaining acceptance. Previously it was used in expressions where something was owing (in some manner). i.e. The book is due on the 30th.
I still prefer not to use it in the "new" context. 
Isn't this English context expressed as: Por eso in Spanish?
es por eso por lo que....
