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Christine Christie Posted 6 years ago
Grammar
Approach
Does the verb 'to approach' make sense in this context:
"I don't remember any of my teachers ever approaching that subject/topic/issue."
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" That doesn't work for me. I'd use 'discussing' instead of 'approaching'. You can take different approaches to a subject, however.
- " That doesn't work for me.
- I'd use 'discussing' instead of 'approaching'.
- You can take different approaches to a subject, however.
- I don't remember any of my teachers ever approaching that subject/topic/issue [in that particular way / with that specific method].
- CJ
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Christine ChristieDoes the verb 'to approach' make sense in this context:
"I don't remember any of my teachers ever approaching that subject/topic/issue."
That doesn't work for me. I'd use 'discussing' instead of 'approaching'.
You can take different approaches to a subject, however.
I don't remember any of my teachers ev
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Christine ChristieDoes the verb 'to approach' make sense in this context:
No. It sounds like you half-remembered "broaching".
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