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raised since the last week vs raised comparing to the last week

Both phrases are incorrect. The correct phrase to use in this context is 'raised since last week.' The preposition 'since' is used to indicate a starting point in time, while 'comparing to' is not the appropriate preposition to use in this context.

Last updated: March 26, 2024 • 952 views

raised since the last week

This phrase is incorrect. The preposition 'since' should be used without 'the' before 'last week.'

The correct phrase is 'raised since last week,' which indicates an increase in something from the time of the previous week.
  • Since the last week of the campaign.
  • Particularly the last week in June.
  • Last week was the bloodiest since the second intifada began.
  • I've left you ten voicemails in the last week.
  • He's left four signals for him in the last week.
  • In the last week alone, 11 previously uninhabitable zones have been reopened.
  • Only one utility yard reports vehicle thefts in the last week.
  • The company has had three DUls in the last week.
  • That's a lot of calls in the last week.
  • I just spent the last week tied up in Bodaway's basement.
  • I found no reports for a stolen red Sedona in the last week.
  • She spent the last week under psychiatric supervision.
  • You've been talking to him every day for the last week.
  • By the way, interesting program the last week.
  • This whole place has felt funny for the last week.
  • This whole place has felt funny for the last week.
  • She spent the last week with the A.U.S.A.
  • I pulled all her calls in the last week.
  • Maybe he just takes at night during the last week.
  • And this was the last week, when it was obvious.

Alternatives:

  • raised since last week
  • increased since last week

raised comparing to the last week

This phrase is incorrect. 'Comparing to' is not the appropriate preposition to use in this context.

The correct phrase to use in this context is 'raised compared to last week,' which indicates a comparison between the current week and the previous week in terms of an increase.
  • Then absolute rest, right to the last week.
  • Then absolute rest, right to the last week.
  • Last week we had a down-to-the-last-frame match with some dentists from Culver City.
  • Particularly the last week in June.
  • I've left you ten voicemails in the last week.
  • He's left four signals for him in the last week.
  • In the last week alone, 11 previously uninhabitable zones have been reopened.
  • Only one utility yard reports vehicle thefts in the last week.
  • The company has had three DUls in the last week.
  • That's a lot of calls in the last week.
  • I just spent the last week tied up in Bodaway's basement.
  • I found no reports for a stolen red Sedona in the last week.
  • She spent the last week under psychiatric supervision.
  • You've been talking to him every day for the last week.
  • By the way, interesting program the last week.
  • This whole place has felt funny for the last week.
  • This whole place has felt funny for the last week.
  • She spent the last week with the A.U.S.A.
  • I pulled all her calls in the last week.
  • Maybe he just takes at night during the last week.

Alternatives:

  • raised compared to last week
  • increased compared to last week

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