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Recently the number of people who are using computers has been increasing. #1 (permalink) Tue May 25, 2010 17:59 pm   Recently the number of people who are using computers has been increasing.
 

I'd appreciate it if someone would answer my questions. Thanks in advance.

Of A and B, which is the same in meaning as the sentence, recently more and more people have been using computers?

A: Recently the number of people who use computers has been increasing.

B: Recently the number of people who are using computers has been increasing.
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Recently the number of people who are using computers has been increasing. #2 (permalink) Tue May 25, 2010 18:03 pm   Recently the number of people who are using computers has been increasing.
 

They're both equivalent.
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Recently the number of people who are using computers has been increasing. #3 (permalink) Tue May 25, 2010 20:20 pm   Recently the number of people who are using computers has been increasing.
 

i think (a) is better but just (think ) not (sure)

the reason is that the second mean at the moment (present cont.)

for example you are counting the number from (3 o'clock) to 5 o'clock

so the are using it now

but (who use) means in general not at the moment so it's better in my opinion.

But i am waiting with you.!
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Recently the number of people who are using computers has been increasing. #4 (permalink) Tue May 25, 2010 20:27 pm   Recently the number of people who are using computers has been increasing.
 

I agree with Mordant that they are equivalent, and the only thing that would make one 'better' than the other is the tense of the paragraph in which it was used. I would choose whichever one matched the wider context.
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Recently the number of people who are using computers has been increasing. #5 (permalink) Wed May 26, 2010 11:57 am   Recently the number of people who are using computers has been increasing.
 

--Do you mean you use "use" when stating your usual habit and use "are using" when stating your temporal or newly formed habit?
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