Decrease an issue

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dark.resurrection

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Farsi
Hello
I have a feeling that "decrease" can't go with "issue"/ I mean we can't say in order to decrease the issue... am I right? is there an alternative except for "solve" ?
Thank you in advance
 
    • Florentia52 said:
    Please give us the complete sentence, and explain the situation in which you would use it.
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    It is a problem solution essay , I have already mentioned that video games can lead to a number of health issues and the fact that children who play video games excessively are prone to depression and social isolation, now I am developing another paragraph to provide a viable solution to this problem, I have started my paragraph as follows
    "A possible solution to decrease this issue is to set a limit for the amount of time children can spend on computers."
    I think "solve a problem" or to "tackle the issue" or even "alleviate the situation" are probably good options but just want to make sure "decrease the issue" is wrong
     
    Increase/decrease = make bigger/smaller

    But an issue doesn’t have a size so the word is inappropriate. Solve is not the right word either. We normally solve a problem but resolve an issue.
     
    lingobingo said:
    Increase/decrease = make bigger/smaller

    But an issue doesn’t have a size so the word is inappropriate. Solve is not the right word either. We normally solve a problem but resolve an issue.
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    Thank you it makes sense, what do you think about these other options I have listed... "solve a problem" or to "tackle the issue" or "alleviate the situation" are they any good?
     
    They all work, yes. But to tackle an issue only means to do something about it – it doesn’t mean resolving it. Likewise with alleviate the situation – it only means make it less serious than it was.
     
    I agree with what lingobingo says about solving problems and resolving issues, but setting a limit to the amount of time children can spend on computers is not a resolution of the issue; it is merely a response to the issue that may or may not work - so I suggest "A possible response to this issue is to set a limit ..."
     
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