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Hhtt Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary
drill v. exercise v. practice
"Practice makes perfect" or "Practice is the best way to lear a subject."
Practice here mean systematic trainin by multiple repitations.
Instead of above sentences can we say
1) "Drill makes perfect" and "Drill is the best way to learn a subject".
2) "Exercise makes perfect" and "exercise is the best way to learn a subject."
Thank you.
Practice here mean systematic trainin by multiple repitations.
Instead of above sentences can we say
1) "Drill makes perfect" and "Drill is the best way to learn a subject".
2) "Exercise makes perfect" and "exercise is the best way to learn a subject."
Thank you.
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hhtt 1) "Drill makes perfect" and "Drill is the best way to learn a subject". No. Drill is a countable noun, meaning one session of learning activities.
- hhtt 1) "Drill makes perfect" and "Drill is the best way to learn a subject".
- No.
- Drill is a countable noun, meaning one session of learning activities.
- One drill does not do much to achieve perfection.
- Practice can be count or non-count.
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hhtt1) "Drill makes perfect" and "Drill is the best way to learn a subject".No.
Drill is a countable noun, meaning one session of learning activities. One drill does not do much to achieve perfection.
Practice can be count or non-count. As a non-count noun, it means regular, systematic activity.
The old joke:
A man is visiti
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AlpheccaStars hhtt1) "Drill makes perfect" and "Drill is the best way to learn a subject".No.Drill is a countable noun, meaning one session of learning activities. One drill does not do much to achieve perfection.Practice can be count or non-count. As a non-count noun, it means regular, systematic activity.The old joke:A man is visiting New York City. He asks a local, "Ho
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The word 'drill' tends to mean that something is put into your head - you learn it, repeat it - over and over again. In the case of a fire drill, that's good because, if there's a fire, you just want everyone to be safe as soon as possible. There's no point in thinking it through, unless you are an officer or manager who is responsible for that
There are some aspects of learn
The word 'drill' tends to mean that something is put into your head - you learn it, repeat it - over and over again. In the case of a fire drill, that's good because, if there's a fire, you just want everyone to be safe as soon as possible. There's no point in thinking it through, unless you are an officer or manager who is responsible for that
There are some aspects of learn
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dave_anonThere's no point in thinking it through, unless you are an officer or manager who is responsible for thatWhat does it mean by "There's no point in thinking it/a fire through?
Thank you.
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It means that we are going to react without too much thought
The 'it' is empty there and is not referring back to the fire. It is idiomatic. It means that in an emergency we just do what's needed, without thinking about it:
- We just need to do what we've practised - we don't want to think it through
Even more idiomatically, in the UK:
- It's the fi
It means that we are going to react without too much thought
The 'it' is empty there and is not referring back to the fire. It is idiomatic. It means that in an emergency we just do what's needed, without thinking about it:
- We just need to do what we've practised - we don't want to think it through
Even more idiomatically, in the UK:
- It's the fi
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hhttThen this drill is not exactly the same with the drill in " fire drill"Yes, it is, except we don't do a fire drill every day. Maybe once every 6 months.
A drill is something that soldiers do every day. They do not think. They learn to follow orders.
Here is an old video of a military drill.
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Just curious about your question, Do you really need to use the Drill?
For the words, 'Drill makes perfect' would be right if the context is changed and not in the 'way to learn a subject' you have mentioned.
For the words, 'Drill makes perfect' would be right if the context is changed and not in the 'way to learn a subject' you have mentioned.
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Anonymous 'Drill makes perfect' would be right if the context is changedNo, it's not right in any context.
You can say:
These drills make perfect holes.
Drilling makes good soldiers.
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AlpheccaStars Anonymous 'Drill makes perfect' would be right if the context is changedNo, it's not right in any context.You can say:These drills make perfect holes.Drilling makes good soldiers.But "drilling" in the sentence of "driling makes good soldiers" is very similar to "practice" in the sentence of "practice makes perfect". Drilling seems to me more a
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Drill can be a noun or a verb. As a verb, you can use the -ing form as a noun.
The drill was difficult for the young recruit.
Early humans invented the hand drill.
The carpenter drills starter holes for the nails.
Drilling is not difficult with an electric drill.
The drill was difficult for the young recruit.
Early humans invented the hand drill.
The carpenter drills starter holes for the nails.
Drilling is not difficult with an electric drill.
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