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Latest post Sun, Dec 24 2006 11:38 AM by Anonymous. 4 replies.
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Yoong Liat  +  306863 Sun, 24 Dec 06 11:18 AM

The accident comes less than a month after the Traffic Police warned of an increase in the number of deaths of motorcyclists.

The accident comes less than a month after the Traffic Police warned of an increase in deaths of motorcyclists.

Which is the correct sentence?


 
Yoong Liat
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Anonymous, 2 yr 334 days ago
To me, both.
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Marius Hancu  +  306867 Sun, 24 Dec 06 11:40 AM
The first one is the logical one, however the 2nd is accepted, with death meaning number of deaths:

http://query.nytimes.com/search/query?query=%22increase+in+deaths%22+&srchst=nyt

I wouldn't use it though in careful righting.


Marius Hancu
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Inchoateknowledge, 2 yr 334 days ago
the frequency of either structure is on equal footing with the other.
Yoong Liat, 2 yr 334 days ago
Thanks, Marius and Incho.
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