Aug 2, 2015 · Hello everyone. How to express "decrease ?". The simplest way is for instance: 1990: 100% student. 2000: 70% student. If I say the number of student drop from 100% in …

May 25, 2013 · Hi, When we want to increase the flow of tap water, can we say " turn up the tap “？ And when we want to decrease the flow of tap water, can we say " t urn the tap down "? I …

Aug 16, 2013 · Therefore 'a sudden spike in house prices' is a temporary increase; if the decrease on the downward side of the spike is less than the increase on the upward side of the next …

Mar 1, 2019 · Dear English speakers, could you help me decide whether I must use 'by' to specify how much times one number increased / decreased in relation to another number, as in the …

Jan 25, 2012 · Unfortunately English is ambiguous in this respect. People argue about it. Everyone thinks it's obvious that 'four times bigger' means X and 'four times as big' means Y, …

Jun 13, 2013 · When dealing with actions that occur over an extended period of time, one should aviod using "When" to introduce those clauses and rather use words like "While" or "After" in …

Aug 14, 2017 · Hello everyone, Does "temperature" (weather temperature) + go up/down (increase/decrease) sound natural/correct in everyday conversation in the examples I made …

Jan 27, 2024 · Hi people. Is reach a plateau used only after an increase and not a decrease, whereas "level off" can be used after either an increase or a decrease? The price increased …

Aug 24, 2007 · Hello to all, could you please explain the difference in using: to increase of + number (percentage or simple figure) to increase by + number (percentage or simple figure) …

Dec 13, 2023 · In Russian, the verbs for "increase" and "decrease" are увеличивать and уменьшать. Both use the prefix у-, whereas the stems relate to "big" and "small", respectively. …