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The number has increased by five percentage points to an amazing 70 percent.
Without the underlined "by", as this one below, would it still sound natural and make the same sense?
The number has increased five percentage points to an amazing 70 percent.
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Hi Both are good. If you were writing something formal like a financial report, you would probably include the 'by' (and you wouldn't then use 'an amazing'). If you were writing a snappy piece of journalism or advertising, you could legitimately omit the 'by'.
- Hi Both are good.
- If you were writing something formal like a financial report, you would probably include the 'by' (and you wouldn't then use 'an amazing').
- If you were writing a snappy piece of journalism or advertising, you could legitimately omit the 'by'.
- Regards, Dave
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Hi
Both are good. If you were writing something formal like a financial report, you would probably include the 'by' (and you wouldn't then use 'an amazing').
If you were writing a snappy piece of journalism or advertising, you could legitimately omit the 'by'.
Regards, Dave
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