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Afriend Posted 19 years ago
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'Training' or 'work-out'?

0Hello, dear everyone.02br
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00My students do some sports in clubs, so they often mention that they've got 'a training' today ('a training of basketball', 'a tennis training'). It sounds a bit strange for me because I've met the word 'work-out' in real speech - while 'training' is usually associated with global process or strategy of skill development ('computer training is sufficient for your success' - not 'daily computer TRAININGS').02br
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00I understand that it is probably just my personal impression. Will you please give me a clue which uses of the word 00 00‘training’ are proper in everyday neutral speech.02br
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00Thank you for your kind and instructive assistance.0-
  

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02br 02br 00'Training' refers to 'practicing in order to acquire a skill'. eg You can train to run a mile in 4 minutes, to drive a bus, to use a particular piece of computer software. 02br 02br 00'Training' is not countable, so it's not correct to say 'I have a training today'.

— Clive

  • 02br 02br 00'Training' refers to 'practicing in order to acquire a skill'.
  • eg You can train to run a mile in 4 minutes, to drive a bus, to use a particular piece of computer software.
  • 02br 02br 00'Training' is not countable, so it's not correct to say 'I have a training today'.
  • 02br 02br 00The word 'work-out' refers to physical exercise and sports training, so that's also OK, and it would be more commonly used, I think.
  • 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-
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0Hi,02br
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00Welcome to the Forum.02br
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00'Training' refers to 'practicing in order to acquire a skill'. eg You can train to run a mile in 4 minutes, to drive a bus, to use a particular piece of computer software. 02br
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00'Training' is not countable, so it's not correct to say 'I have a training today'. Say 'I have a tennis t
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0 Bravo clive, that is the great explaination, I've ever heard. Then i look them up in my english english dictionary. Everything you said is completely true but nowadays youngters prefer use training to work-out. I dont know why, maybe it is more formal than work-out. Anyway both of them are good in this case. 0-
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0Thank you very much!02br
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00I only can repeat that these are the most brilliant explanations. Now I'm aware of use as well as tendency!02br
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00( 05000 It's not so often you get clear explanaion via the Internet.)010id1
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0Training has a purpose - to improve at something.02br
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00A 'work-out' is just a general excercise session. I'd only connect 'work-out' with being in a gym, not in practicing a specific sport.0-
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0Hi,02br
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00Perhaps there's a difference, then, between BrE and AmE as regards 'workout'.02br
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00Here in Canada, I did a swimming work-out yesterday to improve my swimming. 05002br
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00Best wishes, Clive010id1
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