“increase of” vs. “increase in” in connection with abstract quantities
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I'm aware of two other questions with a similar title (here and here), but I'm not sure they answer my specific question.
An editor of a journal has changed
The observed increase of x ...
to
The observed increase in x ...
and I would like to know if only the first variant is correct. As a non-native speaker, I am willing to accept that "increase in rainfall" is correct whereas "increase of rainfall" is not, even though both sound correct to me. However, does it make a difference that "x" in the above example is an abstract mathematical or physical quantity (for example, the velocity of an object)
rather than something tangible such was water?
A reputable source regarding the underlying rules would be much appreciated.
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I'm aware of two other questions with a similar title (here and here), but I'm not sure they answer my specific question.
An editor of a journal has changed
The observed increase of x ...
to
The observed increase in x ...
and I would like to know if only the first variant is correct. As a non-native speaker, I am willing to accept that "increase in rainfall" is correct whereas "increase of rainfall" is not, even though both sound correct to me. However, does it make a difference that "x" in the above example is an abstract mathematical or physical quantity (for example, the velocity of an object)
rather than something tangible such was water?
A reputable source regarding the underlying rules would be much appreciated.
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I don’t think the difference in usage is so clear cut. Increase in water level vs increase of water level - books.google.com/ngrams/…
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I'm aware of two other questions with a similar title (here and here), but I'm not sure they answer my specific question.
An editor of a journal has changed
The observed increase of x ...
to
The observed increase in x ...
and I would like to know if only the first variant is correct. As a non-native speaker, I am willing to accept that "increase in rainfall" is correct whereas "increase of rainfall" is not, even though both sound correct to me. However, does it make a difference that "x" in the above example is an abstract mathematical or physical quantity (for example, the velocity of an object)
rather than something tangible such was water?
A reputable source regarding the underlying rules would be much appreciated.
grammar prepositions academia
asked yesterday
painfulenglish
1,44911234
I'm aware of two other questions with a similar title (here and here), but I'm not sure they answer my specific question.
An editor of a journal has changed
The observed increase of x ...
to
The observed increase in x ...
and I would like to know if only the first variant is correct. As a non-native speaker, I am willing to accept that "increase in rainfall" is correct whereas "increase of rainfall" is not, even though both sound correct to me. However, does it make a difference that "x" in the above example is an abstract mathematical or physical quantity (for example, the velocity of an object)
rather than something tangible such was water?
A reputable source regarding the underlying rules would be much appreciated.
grammar prepositions academia
grammar prepositions academia
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painfulenglish
1,44911234
asked yesterday
painfulenglish
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asked yesterday
painfulenglish
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asked yesterday
painfulenglish
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asked yesterday
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1,44911234
I don’t think the difference in usage is so clear cut. Increase in water level vs increase of water level - books.google.com/ngrams/…
– user240918
yesterday
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I don’t think the difference in usage is so clear cut. Increase in water level vs increase of water level - books.google.com/ngrams/…
– user240918
yesterday
I don’t think the difference in usage is so clear cut. Increase in water level vs increase of water level - books.google.com/ngrams/…
– user240918
yesterday
I don’t think the difference in usage is so clear cut. Increase in water level vs increase of water level - books.google.com/ngrams/…
– user240918
yesterday
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I don’t think the difference in usage is so clear cut. Increase in water level vs increase of water level - books.google.com/ngrams/…
– user240918
yesterday