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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

Magic/Magical Education/Edcuational etc

Hey,

this has been bothering me for a while, I generally know when to use (for instance) education and educational. In the following sentences for example:

'The trip to Norway must've been very educational'

'Education is very important'

But then there are times when I'm entirely clueless, like in the following sentences:

'What's the education/educational system like in Northern Ireland?'

And so forth. So to conduct, I'm basically asking if there's a rule for this or something?

Thanks in advance, much appreciated!
  

Top answer

When you learn something from something directly, it's educational. When it describes the overall aspect of learning, it's education. Here's an example: You take out an education loan to pay for college.

— BarbaraPA

  • When you learn something from something directly, it's educational.
  • When it describes the overall aspect of learning, it's education.
  • Here's an example: You take out an education loan to pay for college.
  • If you have an educational loan, the loan is teaching you about borrowing - perhaps about reading the fine print before you sign.
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When you learn something from something directly, it's educational. When it describes the overall aspect of learning, it's education.

Here's an example:
You take out an education loan to pay for college.
If you have an educational loan, the loan is teaching you about borrowing - perhaps about reading the fine print before you sign.
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