mat.such Senior Member Czech Jul 22, 2021 #1 Hello, could both these words be used in this sentence? Thank you It is known that COVID-19 antibodies wane/decrease/decline six weeks after the second dose.
Hello, could both these words be used in this sentence? Thank you It is known that COVID-19 antibodies wane/decrease/decline six weeks after the second dose.
S1m0n Senior Member BC, Canada English Jul 22, 2021 #2 Go with 'decrease'. 'Decline' is wrong because it's the number that declines, not the antibody. "Wane" is a lovely old anglo-saxon word, but it seems odd, here.
Go with 'decrease'. 'Decline' is wrong because it's the number that declines, not the antibody. "Wane" is a lovely old anglo-saxon word, but it seems odd, here.
