Louis
... see/witness an increase Hello, I got a bit confused when using see/ witness in the sense of experience I'd like to ask whether it is okay to say: "The amount of energy produced by petro increased to 30% in 2022. Likewise, the figure for nuclear power saw a increase to 70% in the same year" ? Another one, is it correct to say: "In 2005, nuclear power generated 5% more energy than 1995, with the figure rising to 10.1%. " ? Thanks!
9. Feb. 2017 08:55
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Both of your sentences are completely correct. Although you can use either see/witness, witness is more formal and generally for bigger or unusual events. For example, you could say both of these sentences and they would mean the same thing: "I witnessed a crime yesterday" or "I saw a crime yesterday". However it would sound very odd to say "I witnessed a film" because watching a film is quite common. I this case it would definitely be better to say "I saw a film" or "I watched a film" would work too :) I hope this helps!
9. Februar 2017
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When you're witnessing something, you're actually watching it happen, but when you SEE something, you can either watch it happen, or notice it afterwards. I would say 'this year saw an increase' but 'I witnessed the increase this year." Does that make sense? Those two example sentences are correct!
9. Februar 2017
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