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Stefan Posted 19 years ago
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study lesson

0 Is it possible to say 01i00study lesson02i00? Example:02br
00"What were you doing yesterady at 5 oclock?" "I was studying lesson."02br
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00I think it's possible to study English, Biology or just to study, but not to 'study lesson'. Am I right?02br
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0A lesson is a period of study, so you can't study lesson. 0-

  • 0A lesson is a period of study, so you can't study lesson.
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0A lesson is a period of study, so you can't study lesson. On a broad level, lesson implies that someone is teaching you, study implies that you are learning for yourself.02br
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00You can have a lesson 01i00in02i00 a subject (English, Biology, etc.) or you can study a subject.0-
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0Hi Stefan,02br
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01font00Is it possible to say 01i00study lesson02i00? Example:02br
00"What were you doing yesterday at 5 oclock?" "I was studying lesson."02br
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00I think it's possible to study English, Biology or just to study, but not to 'study lesson'. Am I right?02font
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0 Thanks, Lil and Clive. Actually it's a word for word translation of a Turkish collocation (ders çalışmak), which Turkish students quite often use.02br
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