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Vsuresh Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

subject of letter

Hi
Please tell me if this sounds OK for the 'subject' in the letter

Increasing incidences of robbery in Gulliver Colony
  

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I think it should be: Increasing incidence of robbery in Gulliver Colony

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  • I think it should be: Increasing incidence of robbery in Gulliver Colony
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I think it should be:

Increasing incidence of robbery in Gulliver Colony
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By the way, don't confuse "incidence" and "incidents". They are hard to distinguish in speech.
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Yes, you are just right.
In fact I was a little a confused as to what I should use - incident or incidence.

Now  I think I have understood the meaning

Please check them:

Increasing incidence of crime
Increase in thee incidents of crime
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vsureshIncreasing incidence of crimeIncrease in thee incidents of crime
"increasing incidence of crime" is OK.

"increase in the incidence of crime" is also OK.

"increase in the incidents of crime" doesn't sound right to me. In fact, despite its attestation in numerous Google search results, I am not convinced that "incidents of crime" is ever
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