Mar 1, 2019 · Dear English speakers, could you help me decide whether I must use 'by' to specify how much times one number increased / decreased in relation to another number, as in the …

Oct 9, 2008 · Hi, I'd like to know what sounds better to you: "decrease in turnover" or "decrease of turnover" "decrease in pressure" or "decrease of pressure" "increase in taxes" or "increase of …

Jan 25, 2012 · Unfortunately English is ambiguous in this respect. People argue about it. Everyone thinks it's obvious that 'four times bigger' means X and 'four times as big' means Y, …

Jul 18, 2019 · Is the second sentence below referring to an increase or decrease of the ratio? "In 2010, the ratio was 1 out of 100. In 2013, the ratio became 1 out of 200."

Jan 26, 2012 · For instance, in a technical report, to describe a curve pattern, there is any difference between 'it continues to decrease ' and 'it continues decreasing'?.

Feb 18, 2014 · The active voice is fine here. Many English verbs can be used in both transitive and intransitive ways, where the intransitive corresponds to a passive or reflexive or a different …

Dec 13, 2023 · I am somewhat amazed that decrescendo is literally "de-growing", which seems fairly strange as such. (Of course we have got acquainted with "degrowth" in ecology in …