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Tue 6 Oct, 2015 04:27 pm
1. Due to personal reasons, I will have to leave the office earlier.
2. For personal reasons, I will have to leave the office earlier.
Technically is "Due to personal reasons" correct? Do native speakers use the other phrase in #1 more frequently?
Thanks.
@tanguatlay,
One is about as common as the other. I think the word 'earlier' invites a comparison, though. In other words '. . . earlier than usual'.
A native speaker from the United States would likely say: I have to leave the office early for personal reasons. As Roger points out, "earlier" suggests a comparison.
Here you are, from the Merriam Webster online dictionary:
early, adverb
at or near the beginning of a period of time or a process, activity, series, etc.
: before the usual or expected time.
@Setanta,
Thanks, roger and Setanta.
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