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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
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Increased vs increasing

What is the difference between the following?

There is an increased awareness / increasing awareness of/about the importance of preserving wild animals.

  

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awareness of is a little more formal than awareness about , but the meaning is the same. increased means 'already increased to a higher level'. increasing means 'in the process of increasing to higher and higher levels'.

  • awareness of is a little more formal than awareness about , but the meaning is the same.
  • increased means 'already increased to a higher level'.
  • increasing means 'in the process of increasing to higher and higher levels'.
  • CJ
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awareness of is a little more formal than awareness about, but the meaning is the same.

increased means 'already increased to a higher level'.
increasing means 'in the process of increasing to higher and higher levels'.

CJ

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