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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Double Negatives

Do you say, -3% reduction in sales or 3% reduction in sales? I think the first one is a double negative. What do you guys think?
  

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3% reduction in sales 3% decline in sales

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3% reduction in sales
3% decline in sales
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Anonymous-3% reduction in sales or 3% reduction in sales?
It's not a double negative grammatically, but it's a very confusing double negative anyway because a -3% reduction is a 3% increase. Use either 3% reduction or 3% increase, whichever you mean.

CJ
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