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Masanori Takaoka Posted 11 years ago
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recently vs these days
Today fewer and fewer young Japanese people are studying abroad.
The number of young Japanese people studying abroad is decreasing these days.
There are fewer and fewer people studying abroad these days.
In these sentences, can "these days" or "today" be replaced by "recently"?
The number of young Japanese people studying abroad is decreasing these days.
There are fewer and fewer people studying abroad these days.
In these sentences, can "these days" or "today" be replaced by "recently"?
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Masanori Takaoka In these sentences, can "these days" or "today" be replaced by "recently"? No. 'Recently' all but mandates the present perfect: Today/These days, fewer and fewer young Japanese people are studying abroad.
- Masanori Takaoka In these sentences, can "these days" or "today" be replaced by "recently"?
- No.
- 'Recently' all but mandates the present perfect: Today/These days, fewer and fewer young Japanese people are studying abroad.
- The number of young Japanese people studying abroad has been decreasing recently.
- There have been fewer and fewer people studying abroad recently .
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Masanori TakaokaIn these sentences, can "these days" or "today" be replaced by "recently"?No. 'Recently' all but mandates the present perfect:
Today/These days, fewer and fewer young Japanese people are studying abroad.
The number of young Japanese people studying abroad has been decreasing recently.
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