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Square Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

decline in vs decline of

“The global financial crisis has directly affected tourism, leading to a sharp decline in the number of foreign tourists to Vietnam”.

Source: "Keeping them coming", Viet Nam News.

Can I use "decline of" rather than "decline in" in the sentence above?

Thank you.
  

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Square “The global financial crisis has directly affected tourism, leading to a sharp decline in the number of foreign tourists to Vietnam” Square Can I use "decline of" rather than "decline in" in the sentence above? I would strongly recommend against it. "In" is appropriate for a quantity.

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  • Square “The global financial crisis has directly affected tourism, leading to a sharp decline in the number of foreign tourists to Vietnam” Square Can I use "decline of" rather than "decline in" in the sentence above?
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  • "In" is appropriate for a quantity.
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Square“The global financial crisis has directly affected tourism, leading to a sharp decline in the number of foreign tourists to Vietnam”
SquareCan I use "decline of" rather than "decline in" in the sentence above?
I would strongly recommend against it. "In" is appropriate for a quantity.

I'd use "of" in s
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SquareCan I use "decline of" rather than "decline in" in the sentence above?
"decline of" would be understandable, but "decline in the number" is the standard wording and you should stay with that.
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