Exposure to or exposure of
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Yesterday, I was reading a draft which confused me about the usage of exposure to and exposure of.
The students obtained the exposure of patient care.
What is the difference between exposure to and exposure of and is it correct to use exposure of?
Thanks once again,
Multi
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Multi userinbox The students obtained the exposure of patient care. That does not sound natural, partly because it does not seem to mean anything. Exposure to ultraviolet radiation will make oils go rancid.
- Multi userinbox The students obtained the exposure of patient care.
- That does not sound natural, partly because it does not seem to mean anything.
- Exposure to ultraviolet radiation will make oils go rancid.
- "Exposure to" is usually literal.
- The oils are exposed to UV.
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Multi userinboxThe students obtained the exposure of patient care.
That does not sound natural, partly because it does not seem to mean anything.
Exposure to ultraviolet radiation will make oils go rancid. "Exposure to" is usually literal. The oils are exposed to UV.
Exposure of his dirty dealings got him fired. "Exposure of" is often figurative
0The students obtained/gained exposure to patient care.
(Note, no "the".)
"gained" would be a more usual word here than "obtained".
When we are talking about being subjected to certain conditions or situations, it is always "exposure to":
He died after exposure to the deadly nerve ag
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