Cosmetic surgery is gaining / gains in popularity every year.

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Hello,recently I have encountered the following sentence:1) Cosmetic surgery is gaining in popularity every year.And I wonder if it is correct. The Present Continuous time has the three basic meanings listed here http://www.englishpedia.net/my-grammar/present-continuous-tense/present-continuous-time-expressions.html, and I am not sure if any fits here. Maybe Use 3 as here we have something that happens constantly? 2) Cosmetic surgery gains in popularity every year.Does this sentence sound better in this case?

Kinston AG · Accepted Answer

Cosmetic surgery is gaining in popularity every year.

There is nothing wrong with the tense used here. The present continuous tense also indicates changes or development.

AlpheccaStars · Answer

Reegis1) Cosmetic surgery is gaining in popularity every year.

Informally used in the sense of #3 in your reference. "Every year" is used to mean "year after year."

CalifJim · Answer

ReegisThe Present Continuous time has the three basic meanings listed here

Yes, but what about the 528 other meanings?

Reegis2) Cosmetic surgery gains in popularity every year. Does this sentence sound better in this case?

No. It's dull as dishwater. Save it for an academic paper that almost no one will read.

ReegisCosmetic surgery is gaining in popularity every year.

Now there's a sentence that says something! Every year, year after year, this field is moving, is growing, is becoming more and more popular. This field is dynamic, on the move!

CJ

Reegis · Answer

It seems you were in a really good and playful mood yesterday:)

Cosmetic surgery is gaining / gains in popularity every year.

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