school of thought

Is the question natural?
There are several schools of thought. Yes.
Which school of thought are you? No.

Which school of thought do you belong to?

AnonymousThere are several schools of thought.

OK. Usually extended with an on-phrase to indicate which topic.

There are several schools of thought on school busing.
There are several schools of thought on the origin of that expression.
There are several schools of thought on reductionism in biology.

Not u

Grammqtically speaking would it be
Which school of thought are you/belong to?
Thanks

AnonymousGrammqtically speaking would it beWhich school of thought are you/belong to?

Grammatically, "Which school of thought do you belong to?"

In practical terms I've never heard it, and I don't expect to, so it's an exercise in futility to learn the grammar of it.

CJ

CalifJimGrammatically, "Which school of thought do you belong to?"In practical terms I've never heard it

Hi Jim,
This is one of the things that make mastering English very difficult for a foreigner. Even though English is structurally and morphologically easier than German and the Scandinavian Germanic languages, it's virtually impossible for a learner to

Cool Breezeone of the things that make mastering English very difficult for a foreigner

You got me to thinking. I think if we were going to put that one in question form we would say

Which school of thought do you subscribe to?

Strange, I suppose, but now it sounds right to my ear, though very formal. I hadn't even thought of that po

CalifJimnow it sounds right to my ear

It actually sounds right to my ear as well. I don't think I would have been able to come up with the right verb without your help, though. Anyway, this gives me some hope...

Cool BreezeIt actually sounds right to my ear as well.

Not surprising. I think of you as having the title of "honorary native speaker" anyway.