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Olive file 673 Posted 8 years ago
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How to say you read part of a book or watched part of a movie

I was taught that if I say "I read a book" or "I watched a film" this means I read and watched the entire thing. How do I convey I read part of a book or watched part of a film? Does "I read a book for half an hour" or "I watched a film for an hour" sound natural to you?

  

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olive file 673 I was taught that if I say "I read a book" or "I watched a film" this means I read and watched the entire thing Yes, that's what I would mean and expect it to mean. olive file 673 How do I convey I read part of a book or watched part of a film? I started reading the book / watching the film.

  • olive file 673 I was taught that if I say "I read a book" or "I watched a film" this means I read and watched the entire thing Yes, that's what I would mean and expect it to mean.
  • olive file 673 How do I convey I read part of a book or watched part of a film?
  • I started reading the book / watching the film.
  • olive file 673 Does "I read a book for half an hour" or "I watched a film for an hour" sound natural to you?
  • No, not at all.
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olive file 673I was taught that if I say "I read a book" or "I watched a film" this means I read and watched the entire thing

Yes, that's what I would mean and expect it to mean.

olive file 673How do I convey I read part of a book or watched part of a film?

I started reading the book / watching the film.

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