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Dileepa Posted 6 years ago
Grammar

How to paraphrase "decline in health"

In the following sentence what I needed to express was people's health might decline in the future when we compare it with today's society. I would really appreciate it if someone could let me know whether the following sentences are grammatically correct and natural.


I am of the opinion that general health of people in the future might not be up to par as much as today.

I am of the opinion that general health of people in the future might not be good as much as today.

  

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There are a few ways I'd say this (I'm a native English speaker in the USA): I am of the opinion that the general health of people in the future might not be as up to par as exists today . I am of the opinion that the general health of people in the future might not be as up to par as what we have today . I am of the opinion that the general health of people in the future might not be good as what we have today .

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  • There are a few ways I'd say this (I'm a native English speaker in the USA): I am of the opinion that the general health of people in the future might not be as up to par as exists today .
  • I am of the opinion that the general health of people in the future might not be as up to par as what we have today .
  • I am of the opinion that the general health of people in the future might not be good as what we have today .
  • I am of the opinion that the general health of people in the future might not be good as what exists today .
  • In my opinion, the general health of people in the future might not be as good as what we have today.
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There are a few ways I'd say this (I'm a native English speaker in the USA):

I am of the opinion that the general health of people in the future might not be as up to par as exists today.

I am of the opinion that the general health of people in the future might not be as up to par as what we have today.

I am of the opinion that the general health of people in th

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up to par ~ as good as the usual standards

I don't think this is really what you want to say.

I would pull 'health' out of the first part and use it in a comparison of the adjective 'healthy' at the end — something like this:

I believe that in the future people might not be as healthy as they are today.

CJ

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