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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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decline.

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01a01font00Big 01b003 automakers02b00 see sharp 01b00decline in sales02b00 - Autos- msnbc.com02font02a02h2

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00Aug 1, 200600 01b00...02b00 Big 01b003 automakers02b00 see 00sharp 01b00decline in sales02b00 ( 01b00Decline was02b00 00used as collective noun00)01b00...02b00 01b00GM02b00, the world’s largest 01b00automaker02b00, said its 01b00sales02b00 fell 22.2 percent, with trucks falling 01b00...02b02br
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00Can decline be used as collective noun as above?02br
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0How about02br
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00Department stores and restaurants are seeing sharp decline in sales ...02br
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0 Department stores and restaurants are seeing 01b00a02b00 sharp decline in sales ...02br
00I'm not sure that restaurants refer to sales. I think they would say a sharp decline in business/turnover. 0-
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01cite10New2grammar12cite10stores and restaurants are seeing sharp decline in sales ...12blockquote
10 Just to clarify about the indefinite article: it's OK to say "01i00stores and restaurants see sharp decline in sales02i00" without the article when using the present tense; in fact it has the r
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00 Department stores and restaurants are seeing sharp decline01b00S02b00 in sales ...0-
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0Sales – in the context of that particular sentence means revenues, not necessarily items coming off the racks of the stores. During tough economic time, the general population is 00 00more spending conscientious and thus refrains from frequenting stores and restaurants .00This translates to decline in sale / revenue00.00 00Article or no article, it’s all in the context.
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