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Persian Learner Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Both correct?

Hi.

There was a decrease in expenditure of 0.7%.
There was a decrease of 0.7% in expenditure .

Are both the above sentences correct? Which is more natural?
  

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Those are correct and understandable, but it's more natural to put the percent next to 'decrease' and to use the plural 'expenditures'. 7% decrease in expenditures. CJ

— CalifJim

  • Those are correct and understandable, but it's more natural to put the percent next to 'decrease' and to use the plural 'expenditures'.
  • 7% decrease in expenditures.
  • CJ
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Those are correct and understandable, but it's more natural to put the percent next to 'decrease' and to use the plural 'expenditures'.

There was a 0.7% decrease in expenditures.

CJ
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Are the following sentences OK?

There was a $5,554m rise in expenditures from 1995 to 1996.

There was a 0.7% fall in expenditures from 1995 to 1996.

There was a 0.7% drop in expenditures from 1995 to 1996.
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Persian LearnerAre the following sentences OK?There was a $5,554m rise in expenditures from 1995 to 1996.There was a 0.7% fall in expenditures from 1995 to 1996.There was a 0.7% drop in expenditures from 1995 to 1996.
The only part I don't understand is that "m". Is that "million"?

Otherwise, perfect!
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CalifJim"million"?
Yes. What's the problem with it?
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Can the following verb-written pattern be changed into any better version?

Expenditure on primary education dropped from 22.2% to 21.5% from 1995 to 1996.

Can the following verb-written pattern be changed into any better version?

Is this sentence well-written?
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Persian LearnerYes. What's the problem with it?
It's just that I'm used to seeing numbers spelled out differently.

I assume the full number was 5,544,000,000. I usually see that in print as

$5,544 million

With numbers that large, you also see rounding thus:

$5.5 billion

CJ
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Persian LearnerExpenditures on primary education dropped from 22.2% to 21.5% from 1995 to 1996.
Good as shown. That's probably the best way you can write it. I don't see a need for changes (except as shown).
Persian LearnerCan the following verb-written pattern be changed into any
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CalifJim$5,544 million
You need a $10 million increase I think! Emotion: embarrassed
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CalifJimdropped from 22.2% to 21.5% from 1995 to 1996.
I just thought of an alternative.

dropped from 22.2% in 1995 to 21.5% in 1996.

You can also use that if you don't like the repetition in "from ... to ... from ... to".

CJ
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Persian LearnerYou need a $10 million increase I think!
Yes. It's hard to remember the number in the first post when you're composing a reply farther down the thread which doesn't contain the number.
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