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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Attend or receive?

Hello gurus

I want to write that "In 2001, I attended the XML training given by MS in London". However, I am unsure if this is grammatically correct. Shouldn't I write "In 2001, I received XML training given by MS in London"? Somehow I don't like 'received', but can one 'attend training' in this sense?

Thanks

Sanj
  

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Yes, you can 'attend training', and that is the usual expression in this sort of situation, but you can use 'received training'. too. If it makes you feel better, you can use 'I attended the XML training session/program '.

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  • Yes, you can 'attend training', and that is the usual expression in this sort of situation, but you can use 'received training'.
  • too.
  • If it makes you feel better, you can use 'I attended the XML training session/program '.
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Yes, you can 'attend training', and that is the usual expression in this sort of situation, but you can use 'received training'. too. If it makes you feel better, you can use 'I attended the XML training session/program'.
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Thanks for your quick answer. Yes, I suppose I had a feeling that 'training' always had to go together with 'course/session/etc'. But as you say, it seems that 'training' can stand alone as a noun and it is something that can be attended, especially if the location (and date?) are provided...?

'Received' seems to be out of place when location is given somehow. If I were to be more generi
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I don't agree. Those differences do not exist in my mind. Location/date are not relevant, and 'received' is certainly not a stiff or formal word.
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