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Tung Quoc Posted 20 years ago
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smoothen

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In addition, learning another foreign language, particularly English, is an important stepping-stone helping smoothen the work of studying and research abroad.

1/ Why research but not researching ?

2/ What is the meaning of smoothen ?

3/ Is a smoothen noun?

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Hi Quoc, In addition, learning another foreign language, particularly English, is an important stepping-stone helping smoothen the work of studying and research abroad. 1/ Why research but not researching ? I'd probably prefer 'researching', to match 'studying'.

  • Hi Quoc, In addition, learning another foreign language, particularly English, is an important stepping-stone helping smoothen the work of studying and research abroad.
  • 1/ Why research but not researching ?
  • I'd probably prefer 'researching', to match 'studying'.
  • But I don't much like the way the whole sentence is written.
  • There are too many -ing forms.
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Hi Quoc,

In addition, learning another foreign language, particularly English, is an important stepping-stone helping smoothen the work of studying and research abroad.

1/ Why research but not researching ? I'd probably prefer 'researching', to match 'studying'. But I don't much like the way the

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