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Describing trends, Language of change
Below you can see alist ofthe most popular vocabulary used to describe trends. We use combinations of
verb/adverbs and adjective/nouns to refer to changes in graphs.
- ERIS
=e a sone
climb climb steeply steep
peak apeak considerably _| considerable
goup N/A significantly significant
dip adip
go down N/A Weak
level out a leveling out Figure 1:
remain stable {a period of)
stay constant N/A 85
‘maintain the N/A g
some level dss
standsteady [N/A gs
be volatile a period of 5
Figure 1 example sentences:
GM carsales ieFSBEGATERIERELY from $5,000 to $105,000 between 1960 and 2010.
‘There wes asigifieant inetease of $100,000 in GM carsales, from $5,000 to $105,000, between
1960 and 2010
GM carsales SaW@lSIgRIMIESREGFOWAH in GM car sales, from $5,000 to $105,000, between 1960 and
2010.
GM cor sales FOGIEREA a HGAMTESREEE between 1960 and 2010
GM carsales Feaehed a BEAK at $105,000 in 2010.
GM carsales iad an enormous elim of 100,000 between 1960 and 2010
Note: Why s 2 [S@5ERERBE! used in the examples above?
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