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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Difference increase to and increase of

Please can you help me with the difference.

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Hi, It all depends on what you want to say. eg There was a gas-price i ncrease of $1 per litre. eg Gas companies used the $1 increase to cover their additional costs.

— Clive

  • Hi, It all depends on what you want to say.
  • eg There was a gas-price i ncrease of $1 per litre.
  • eg Gas companies used the $1 increase to cover their additional costs.
  • 'In' is very common.
  • eg There was a $1 increase in the price of gas.
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Hi,

It all depends on what you want to say.

eg There was a gas-price increase of $1 per litre.

eg Gas companies used the $1 increase to cover their additional costs.

'In' is ver
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difference between "increase to" and "increase of"

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Sometimes both phrases can mean the same thing.

We need an increase of our hourly wage. (= we need our hourly wage increased)

We need an increase to our hourly wage. (= we need an increase added to our hourly wage)

The difference is that "increase of" is used to indicate how large the i
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