My opinion is as good as his, if not better. Due to . Incorrectly used for through, because of , or owing to in adverbial phrases. Correctly used when related as predicate or as modifier to a particular noun. This invention is due to Edison.
T here are many losses due to preventable fires.
These expressions are very vague so try not to take refuge in them. Express yourself with definite meaning instead. Equivalent to and the rest or and so forth . Use only to represent the last terms of a list already given in full, or in place of immaterial words at the end of a quotation. Not to be used of other persons, or at the end of a list introduced by such as, for example, or any similar expression.