Pore over
Hi,
“John has a big exam in two days, so he’s in his room poring over books.”
Could ‘pore over’ be used when talking about someone who’s reading something thoroughly? (usually studying)
I know that I could say ‘read’ instead, but I’d like to know if ‘pore over’ is appropriate or if it’s more often found in literature.
Thank you. 
Top answer
It's fairly common to use this expression in everyday speech and writing.
- It's fairly common to use this expression in everyday speech and writing.
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It's fairly common to use this expression in everyday speech and writing.
0The given sentence is perfectly grammatical, but not natural-sounding. You'd say this as: "John has...in his room poring over the books." The phrase, "poring over the books," is idiomatic in this situation.
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