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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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Hi. i'm confused on how to use following :
"depicted on a bar chart/pie chart/line graph is .. "
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"depicted in a bar chart/pie char/line graph is .. "
  

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here is an example for more clarification.

depicted on the bar chart is the total number of calls attended between 2013 and 2014 .

depicted in the bar chart is the total number of calls attended between 2013 and 2014

can i use any one of the above statement?
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My problem is the use of 'depict' itself. This is more direct, simple and natural:

'The bar chart shows the total number....'

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