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김성현 Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Paraphrase

Dear teachers,

I would like to paraphrase "This year the economy will shrink by 2%" into as follows:

"This year, economic growth rate will be recorded at -2%."

Is this correct?

I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Thanks and best regards,

David Kim
  

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OK. But it does not have the same meaning. )

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OK.
But it does not have the same meaning.
"This year the economy will shrink by 2%" (This year, economic growth rate is forecast to be -2%.)
"This year, economic growth rate will be recorded at -2%." (The 2016 economic growth rate is -2%.)
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"This year, the economic growth rate will be recorded at -2%."

The meaning is the same, but I prefer the original.
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Can I say "This year's rate of economic growth will reach minus 2%." as well?
Is this also acceptable?

David Kim
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???Can I say "This year's rate of economic growth will reach minus 2%." as well?Is this also acceptable?
After the word "reach", one is not really expecting a negative number.
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Wow, thank you for your kind explanation.
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GPYAfter the word "reach", one is not really expecting a negative number.
Well, if the forecast was a shrinkage of -6.5%, the attainment of a -2% could be a reach.
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