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Hrsanei Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary
Downsize
Hi.
I have seen the word downsize is used for conditions that factories lay off many of their workers to have a smaller factory because of recession or other thing.
I wonder if we can use this word for graphs and plots, for instance this graph is downsized from 10cm2 to 5cm2.
Thank you very much for your help.
I have seen the word downsize is used for conditions that factories lay off many of their workers to have a smaller factory because of recession or other thing.
I wonder if we can use this word for graphs and plots, for instance this graph is downsized from 10cm2 to 5cm2.
Thank you very much for your help.
Top answer
Now that the word popularly means 'make a company smaller', it seems funny in your sentence about a graph. Use 'reduce'.
- Now that the word popularly means 'make a company smaller', it seems funny in your sentence about a graph.
- Use 'reduce'.
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Now that the word popularly means 'make a company smaller', it seems funny in your sentence about a graph. Use 'reduce'.
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Hi,
I suppoe you could say that, but the more standard term is 'reduced from 10cm2 to 5cm2'.
Clive
I suppoe you could say that, but the more standard term is 'reduced from 10cm2 to 5cm2'.
Clive
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The use of decrease instead of reduce sounds strange to me. I wonder if it is possible to use that. And if not, What is the explanation? What is the difference between reduce and decrease.
Both verbs can be both transitive and intransitive.
Thanks for your time
Both verbs can be both transitive and intransitive.
Thanks for your time
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Hi,
Here are a couple of very general comments.
reduce - in a busines context. commonly refers to size
decrease - not so automatically associated with size. Often used with numbers. If I meant size, I'd be inclined to spec
Here are a couple of very general comments.
reduce - in a busines context. commonly refers to size
decrease - not so automatically associated with size. Often used with numbers. If I meant size, I'd be inclined to spec
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Thanks.
I cannot justify why we say
1. reduce your speed and not decrease your speed
2. decrease the amount of water and not reduce the amount of water.
I cannot find a rule for it.
Would you please help me out?
Thanks
I cannot justify why we say
1. reduce your speed and not decrease your speed
2. decrease the amount of water and not reduce the amount of water.
I cannot find a rule for it.
Would you please help me out?
Thanks
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Hi,
I cannot justify why we say
1. reduce your speed and not decrease your speed We can and do say both.
2. decrease the amount of water and not reduce the amount of water. Of these two, I think 'reduce' sounds a little more natural to me. But I think in
I cannot justify why we say
1. reduce your speed and not decrease your speed We can and do say both.
2. decrease the amount of water and not reduce the amount of water. Of these two, I think 'reduce' sounds a little more natural to me. But I think in
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Much of the difference between synonyms lies only in collocation. For instance, in the US, [url=http://www.google.co.jp/search?q=%22reduce+speed+sign%22&hl=en&lr=&prmd=ivns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&sourc
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