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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
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These days people traveling abroad are increasing in number.

0I'd appreciate it if someone would answer my question. Thanks in advance.02br
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00Are the following 3 sentences the same in meaning? If so, what's the most common?02br
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00A: These days the number of people traveling abroad is increasing.02br
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00C: These days people traveling abroad are increasing in number.0-
  

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0more or less all means the same02br
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00try this:02br
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00 The number of people traveling abroad is increasing02br
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01cite10Anonymous12cite10A: These days the number of people traveling abroad is increasing12blockquote
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01cite10Anonymous12cite10B: These days more and more people are traveling abroad12blockquote
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0Optilang,02br
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00How about 'These days, an increasing number of people are travelling abroad"?02br
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00What's the difference between A and mine?02br
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00Also, should I use the plural numbers? I've seen the plural used in cases I've no idea.02br
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00Thanks in advance.0-
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01cite10New2grammar12cite10These days, an increasing number of people are travelling abroad"?12blockquote
10Can't see anything wrong with this.01blockquote
01cite10New2grammar12cite10Also, should I use the plural numbers? I've seen the plural used in cases I've no idea.12
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0Thanks, Optilang.0-
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0Hi, Optilang. I thank you for your kind answer, but I have aone more concerning "These days, an increasing number of people are travelling abroad"? How about "These days, an increasing number of people travel abroad"? I suppose this might mean that the number of people who habitually travel abroad is increasing. Is it OK?02br
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00And how about this; "These days more and m
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01cite10Anonymous12cite10"These days, an increasing number of people are travelling abroad"12blockquote
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01cite10Anonymous12cite10"These days, an increasing number of people travel abroad"12blockquote
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