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Junkomama
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 Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 10:57 pm Post subject: decrease in number |
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Wild boars in this area are decreasing (in number) by excessive hunting.
Is "in number" needed or prefarable or unnecessary?
Thank you in advance!
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2006
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| Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2008 3:58 pm Post subject: Re: decrease in number |
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| Junkomama wrote: |
Wild boars in this area are decreasing (in number) by excessive hunting.
Is "in number" needed or prefarable or unnecessary?
Thank you in advance!
Junkomama |
1...Say '...decreasing due to excessive hunting'.
2...I think it is preferable. Because of the presence of the "excessive hunting" phrase, people will assume you are talking about the number of wild boars. However, the sentence sounds a bit incomplete without "in number". |
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Junkomama
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| Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2008 5:11 pm Post subject: |
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Thank you very much for your answer, 2006-san!!
Regards,
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