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Rotter Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
Reading or studying
He is studying medicine/law .
The above is fine.
He is reading medicine/law.
[ Is this fine?] This may be formal. I am not sure.
I know it is correct to say he is reading for his PhD.
In French, we say the following:
Il fait sa médicine
Il fait son droit.
[ French considers medicine a feminine noun and law is masculine. German has three genders namely der, das and die. Life is easy in English.]
The above is fine.
He is reading medicine/law.
[ Is this fine?] This may be formal. I am not sure.
I know it is correct to say he is reading for his PhD.
In French, we say the following:
Il fait sa médicine
Il fait son droit.
[ French considers medicine a feminine noun and law is masculine. German has three genders namely der, das and die. Life is easy in English.]
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Anyone taking a degree at university is described as "Reading [a subject]" or "Reading for [a degree]
- Anyone taking a degree at university is described as "Reading [a subject]" or "Reading for [a degree]
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Anyone taking a degree at university is described as "Reading [a subject]" or "Reading for [a degree]
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Hi,
He is studying medicine/law .
The above is fine.
He is reading medicine/law.
[ Is this fine?] This may be formal. I am not sure.
I know it is correct to say he is reading for his PhD.
I don't hear 'reading' in N. America.
People often say 'He is doing medicine / law'. 'Tak
He is studying medicine/law .
The above is fine.
He is reading medicine/law.
[ Is this fine?] This may be formal. I am not sure.
I know it is correct to say he is reading for his PhD.
I don't hear 'reading' in N. America.
People often say 'He is doing medicine / law'. 'Tak
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