@[email protected]M to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and [email protected]English • 1 year agoSales of SUVs surge as concerns grow over rising emissions | The market share of the larger, heavier cars has reached 60 per cent in the UK and most are still powered by petrol and dieselwww.thetimes.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up175arrow-down13
arrow-up172arrow-down1external-linkSales of SUVs surge as concerns grow over rising emissions | The market share of the larger, heavier cars has reached 60 per cent in the UK and most are still powered by petrol and dieselwww.thetimes.co.uk@[email protected]M to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and [email protected]English • 1 year agomessage-square10fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•1 year ago Sales of SUVs surge as concerns grow over rising emissions Sorry, out of topic but is the word ‘as’ appropriate there? I thought ‘amid’ would be more accurate.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•1 year ago“As” works better in this construction. If you decided you wanted to use “amid” instead it’d be “… amid growing concerns …”. “As” in this construction means “while” (or “at the same time as”).
Sorry, out of topic but is the word ‘as’ appropriate there? I thought ‘amid’ would be more accurate.
“As” works better in this construction. If you decided you wanted to use “amid” instead it’d be “… amid growing concerns …”.
“As” in this construction means “while” (or “at the same time as”).
Ah, the explanation is very helpful. thanks.