[General] If they don't want to come, don't push them.

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Silverobama

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I'm the host of an English club for kids. These two weeks, I've seen less and less regular participants. I don't know where the problem is but each I do want to ask them to come to the English club. Today, I said to myself "If they don't want to come, don't push them".

Is it natural to say it? How about "If they don't want to come, just let it go".
 

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Either would work.
 

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Yes, they're both phrased naturally.
 

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I'm the host of an English club for kids. [STRIKE]These[/STRIKE] Over the last two weeks, I've seen [STRIKE]less[/STRIKE] fewer and [STRIKE]less[/STRIKE] fewer regular participants. I don't know where the problem is but [STRIKE]each[/STRIKE] I do want to ask each of [STRIKE]them[/STRIKE] the kids who have dropped out to come back. [STRIKE]to the English club.[/STRIKE] Today, I said to myself "If they don't want to come, don't push them".

Is it natural to say [STRIKE]it[/STRIKE] that? How about "If they don't want to come, just let it go"?

Note my corrections above.

Remember - it's "fewer" for countable nouns and "less" for uncountable nouns.

Both your italic sentences are OK.
 

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You could say that fewer and fewer are showing up.

You say they are kids. Maybe you could have more games.
 

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Also "just let it be" or "so be it".
 
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